党龄

黨齡
dǎnglíng
noun #80,136

Meanings

  1. 1 years of Party membership
  2. 2 length of service in a political party
  3. 3 Party seniority

Examples

HSK 2
Tā de dǎnglíng yǐjīng yǒu sìshí nián.
He's already been a Party member for forty years.
HSK 7-9
Dǎnglíng cóng rù dǎng zhī rì qǐ jìsuàn.
Party seniority is counted from the day of joining the Party.

Tips

culture
In mainland Chinese usage, by default means the Communist Party (中国共产党), so 党龄 most often refers to CCP membership tenure. Counting starts from the end of the probationary period (转正 of one's status). Often noted in obituaries and biographies as a marker of political seniority.
memory
Same ('age / length of') pattern as 工龄 (years of work), 教龄 (years of teaching), 军龄 (years of military service), 学龄 (school age).

Stroke Order

dǎng
líng