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宪法 xiànfǎ

宪法 xiànfǎ Meaning

Learn the Pinyin Pronunciation and 2 English Translations of the word 宪法 xiànfǎ .

Pīnyīn Pronunciation
xiànfǎ | xian4 fa3
English translation
constitution (of a country)
CL:[bù]

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Traditional form

憲法

Part of speech

Noun / 名词 míng cí Míngcí
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Etymology of 宪法 xiànfǎ

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xiàn

Type

pictophonetic

Explanation

Phonosemantic compound. gài represents the meaning and xiān represents the sound. Simplified form of xiàn .

Phonetic compound

xiān

Semantic compound

gài

Positional decomposition

宀先

Number of Strokes

9

Type

ideographic

Explanation

Phonosemantic compound. shuǐ represents the meaning and represents the sound. The water ( shuǐ ) component is used to represent the way water follows a defined path e.g. in rivers.

Positional decomposition

氵去

Number of Strokes

8

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Example sentences using 宪法 xiànfǎ

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宪法 xiànfǎ 提案 tí àn 赋予 fùyǔ 前任 qián rèn 大得多 de 权力 quánlì

The proposed constitution gives him much wider powers than his predecessor.

加利福尼亚 Jiā lì fú ní yà de zhōu 宪法 xiànfǎ 涵盖 hán gài duì 隐私权 yǐn sī quán de 保障 bǎozhàng .

California's state Constitution includes a guarantee of privacy.

巴西 Bā xī 称其宪法 xiànfǎ 禁止 jìnzhǐ 个人 gèrén 占有 zhàn yǒu 能源 néngyuán 资产 zīchǎn

Brazil says its constitution forbids the private ownership of energy assets.

一项宪法 xiànfǎ 修正案 xiū zhèng àn 使得 shǐ de 任何 rènhé 总统 zǒngtǒng de 任职 rèn zhí 不得 bù dé 超过 chāoguò 两届

A constitutional amendment precludes any president from serving more than two terms.

宪法 xiànfǎ Huán 赋予 fùyǔ 巴西 Bā xī de 25成员 chéngyuán zhōu 很大 de 权力 quánlì

The constitution also confers large powers on Brazil's 25 constituent states.

宪法 xiànfǎ Decomposition

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宪法 xiànfǎ Compounds

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