强硬派

強硬派

qiángyìngpài

noun #34,114

Meanings

1 hardliners
2 hawks
3 hardline faction

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Examples

党内的强硬派反对妥协。

Dǎngnèi de qiángyìngpài fǎnduì tuǒxié.

The hardline faction within the party opposes compromise.

他被认为是强硬派代表人物。

Tā bèi rènwéi shì qiángyìngpài dàibiǎo rénwù.

He is considered a leading figure among the hardliners.

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usage

强硬派 is the political opposite of 温和派 (wēnhépài, moderates) or 鸽派 (gēpài, doves). The suffix 派 turns adjectives into named factions: 改革派 (reformists), 保守派 (conservatives).

Stroke Order

强 qiáng

硬 yìng

派 pài