巴方

Bāfāng

noun #68,703

Meanings

1 the Pakistani side
2 the Palestinian side
3 the Brazilian side (context-dependent)

Characters

(abbr. for Pakistan / Palestine / Brazil)

Examples

中巴双方就经济合作进行了深入交流，巴方表示欢迎中国投资。

Zhōng-Bā shuāngfāng jiù jīngjì hézuò jìnxíng le shēnrù jiāoliú, Bāfāng biǎoshì huānyíng Zhōngguó tóuzī.

The Chinese and Pakistani sides held in-depth exchanges on economic cooperation, with the Pakistani side welcoming Chinese investment.

巴方代表呼吁国际社会立即停止对加沙的军事行动。

Bāfāng dàibiǎo hūyù guójì shèhuì lìjí tíngzhǐ duì Jiāshā de jūnshì xíngdòng.

The Palestinian representative called on the international community to immediately halt military action in Gaza.

Tips

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News-byline shorthand. 巴 is the abbreviation character for several countries — Pakistan (巴基斯坦), Palestine (巴勒斯坦) and Brazil (巴西) — so 巴方 must be disambiguated from context. The other side is usually 中方 (the Chinese side) or 美方 (the US side).

usage

Pattern X方 means 'the X side / X party'. Productive: 美方, 俄方, 日方, 双方 (both sides), 各方 (all parties).

Stroke Order

巴 bā

方 fāng