主和派

zhǔhépài

noun

Meanings

1 the peace faction
2 doves (advocates of peaceful settlement)
3 appeasement camp

Characters

to advocate; main

Examples

HSK 7-9

南宋朝廷里主和派和主战派激烈争斗。

Nánsòng cháotíng lǐ zhǔhépài hé zhǔ zhàn pài jīliè zhēngdòu.

At the Southern Song court the peace faction and the war faction fought bitterly.

HSK 7-9

在这次危机中，主和派希望通过谈判化解矛盾。

Zài zhècì wēijī zhōng, zhǔhépài xīwàng tōngguò tánpàn huàjiě máodùn.

In this crisis the doves hope to resolve the conflict through negotiation.

Tips

history

Standard pairing in Chinese history: 主和派 (doves) vs. 主战派 (zhǔzhànpài, hawks). The classic case is the Southern Song court, where 主和派 leader Qin Hui (秦桧) clashed with 主战 general Yue Fei (岳飞) - Yue Fei was executed and remains a national-hero symbol of the war camp.

memory

Parse it as 主张 (advocate) + 和 (peace) + 派 (faction): "the faction that advocates peace". Swap 和 for 战 (war) and you get 主战派, the hawks.

Stroke Order

主 zhǔ

和 hé

派 pài