Chinese word

部

Pronunciation

Pinyinbù

Meaning

  • noundepartment

Example

我在财务部工作。wǒ zài cái wù bù gōng zuò

I work in the finance department.

Illustration for 部 (department)

More examples

公司决定成立一个新的市场部，负责海外推广。gōng sī jué dìng chéng lì yí gè xīn de shì chǎng bù fù zé hǎi wài tuī guǎng

The company decided to establish a new marketing department responsible for overseas promotion.

Core concept

A portion set apart from a whole and recognized as one unit within it.

Common phrases

  • 财务部cái wù bù

    finance department

  • 人事部rén shì bù

    human resources department

  • 市场部shì chǎng bù

    marketing department

Similar words

部门bù mén: A department in an organization, formed to handle a particular kind of work.
部分bù fèn: One part or element of a larger whole.
单位dān wèi: An organizational unit gathered to carry out a certain task.

Definition in Chinese

表示被划分的单元，既可指组织内的部门，也可作为计量单位用于电影、书籍等的篇幅或卷次。biǎo shì bèi huà fēn de dān yuán jì kě zhǐ zǔ zhī nèi de bù mén yě kě zuò wéi jì liàng dān wèi yòng yú diàn yǐng shū jí děng de piān fú huò juǎn cì

Word origin

部 (bù, "section") grew from the idea of a marked division or district, which supports its uses for departments and for parts or volumes of books and films.

Usage tips

  • For films and some books, this classifier follows a number and comes before the noun or title, forming a natural quantity phrase in everyday speech.

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