邦联

邦聯
bānglián
noun #33,340

Meanings

  1. 1 confederation
  2. 2 confederacy

Examples

HSK 5
Ruìshì de zhèngshì míngchēng shì Ruìshì Bānglián.
Switzerland's official name is the Swiss Confederation.
HSK 7-9
Měiguó nán-běi zhànzhēng zhōng de nánfāng bānglián zhànbài le.
The southern Confederacy lost in the American Civil War.

Tips

usage
Distinguish carefully: 邦联 (confederation) - member states keep full sovereignty. 联邦 (federation) - a federal state with a strong central government. Same characters, opposite political structures. The U.S. is a 联邦; the EU is closer to a 邦联.

Stroke Order

bāng
lián