同盟

tóngméng

noun HSK 7-9 #8,175

Meanings

1 alliance; league
2 ally; allied

Characters

oath; alliance; pact

Literally 'sworn together' - 盟 originally meant a blood oath between parties.

Examples

HSK 3

他们是我们的同盟者。

Tāmen shì wǒmen de tóngméng zhě.

They are our allies.

HSK 4

两国结成了同盟。

Liǎng guó jiéchéng le tóngméng.

The two countries formed an alliance.

In Pop Culture

中国同盟会 Zhōngguó Tóngménghuì

Chinese United League

revolutionary organization founded by Sun Yat-sen in 1905, forerunner of the Kuomintang

Stroke Order

同 tóng

盟 méng