国民党

國民黨
Guómíndǎng
proper noun #50,809

Meanings

  1. 1 the Kuomintang (KMT), the Chinese Nationalist Party

Examples

HSK 6
Guómíndǎng shì Sūn Zhōngshān chuànglì de.
The Kuomintang was founded by Sun Yat-sen.
HSK 6
Nèizhàn shībài yǐhòu, Guómíndǎng zhèngfǔ qù le Táiwān.
After losing the civil war, the Kuomintang government moved to Taiwan.

Tips

history
Founded by 孙中山, the party ruled the Republic of China from 南京 under 蒋介石 from 1928. After losing the civil war to the Communists (中共) it moved to Taiwan in 1949, where it is now one of the two main parties, with the 民进党. The full name is 中国国民党.
usage
Kuomintang is the old Wade-Giles spelling of Guomindang, 'party of the citizens': 国民 'citizens' + 党 'party'.

Stroke Order

国 guó
民 mín
党 dǎng