主和派

zhǔhépài

noun

Meanings

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

Characters

to advocate; main

Examples

南宋朝廷里主和派和主战派激烈争斗。

Nán Sòng cháotíng lǐ zhǔhépài hé zhǔzhànpài jīliè zhēngdòu.

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

在这次危机中，主和派希望通过谈判化解矛盾。

Zài zhè cì 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