黑手党

黑手黨

hēishǒudǎng

noun #7,829

Meanings

1 Mafia; the mob
2 organized crime syndicate

Characters

black; dark; shady

party; gang; faction

Black hand + party - refers to the 'Black Hand' origins of the Italian Mafia.

Examples

HSK 3

这部电影讲的是黑手党的故事。

Zhè bù diànyǐng jiǎng de shì hēishǒudǎng de gùshi.

This movie tells the story of the Mafia.

HSK 4

他被怀疑和黑手党有关系。

Tā bèi huáiyí hé hēishǒudǎng yǒu guānxi.

He is suspected of having ties to the Mafia.

HSK 7-9

意大利的黑手党曾经非常猖獗。

Yìdàlì de hēishǒudǎng céngjīng fēicháng chāngjué.

The Italian Mafia was once extremely rampant.

Tips

history

The name 黑手党 (Black Hand Party) comes from La Mano Nera, an Italian-American extortion racket in the early 1900s. In Chinese, it specifically refers to the Sicilian Mafia or Italian organized crime.

In Pop Culture

教父 Jiàofù

The Godfather

1972 film - iconic depiction of the Italian-American Mafia.

Stroke Order

黑 hēi

手 shǒu

党 dǎng