branch; faction; offshoot
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branch; faction; sect; offshoot
Refers to a subgroup, splinter group, or branch line that has separated from a larger organization, religious denomination, family lineage, or school of thought.
Zhè这
gè个
zōng宗
jiào教
yǒu有
xǔ许
duō多
bù不
tóng同
de的
zhī支
pài派
。
This religion has many different branches.
Tā他
men们
shì是
jiā家
zú族
zhōng中
de的
yī一
gè个
páng旁
zhī支
zhī支
pài派
。
They are a collateral branch of the family clan.
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Bù不
tóng同
zhī支
pài派
zhī之
jiān间
cún存
zài在
zhe着
fēn分
qí歧
。
There are disagreements between the different factions.
Zhè这
yī一
sī思
xiǎng想
hòu后
lái来
fēn分
huà化
chū出
duō多
gè个
zhī支
pài派
。
This ideology later split into multiple offshoots.