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    Referring to a faction with 派 (pài)

    Description & Modification
    Topic & Focus

    Structure

    Modifier + 派

    Explanation

    派 (pài) means "faction," "group," or "school of thought" and is used to refer to a subgroup within a larger organization, often in political contexts. It is typically attached after a modifier describing the faction's nature. For example, 反对派 means "opposition faction."

    Examples

    • 公司内部分成了改革派和保守派。

      Gōngsī nèibù fēnchéng le gǎigé pài hé bǎoshǒu pài.

      The company was internally divided into a reform faction and a conservative faction.

    • 反对派对这项政策提出了强烈批评。

      Fǎnduì pài duì zhè xiàng zhèngcè tíchū le qiángliè pīpíng.

      The opposition raised strong criticism of this policy.

    • 这个画派的风格非常独特。

      Zhège huà pài de fēnggé fēicháng dútè.

      The style of this school of painting is very distinctive.

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