上届 (shàng jiè) — previous term, last session (of an elected body…

Definition

Refers to the previous session or term of a recurring body or event (e.g. 上届政府, 上届奥运会). 对应下届 ('the next/following one').

noun

previous termlast session (of an elected body, conference, or recurring event)

上届。
shàng jiè Zhèng fǔ méi yǒu jiě jué zhè ge wèn tí.
The previous government didn't solve this problem.
上届。
shàng jiè Ào yùn huì zài dōng jīng jǔ xíng.
The last Olympics were held in Tokyo.
上届。
Tā dāng xuǎn le shàng jiè wěi yuán huì de zhǔ xí.
He was elected chair of the previous committee.

Compound word

构词法gòucífǎ

偏正piānzhèngModifier + head

The first part narrows down the second: it says what kind of thing the head is.

上 'previous' and 届 'term' combine to mean the previous term.

Characters in this word

An abstract idea shown by a mark or a diagram rather than by a picture of an object.

上 is drawn as a short horizontal line placed above a longer arc, marking a position above that arc.

Most characters — around four in five — are built this way: one part hints at the meaning, the other at the pronunciation.

This origin belongs to the traditional form 屆; 届 is its simplified writing.

尸凷屆

Meaning part形符xíngfú

Sound part声符shēngfú

凷

凷kuài屆jiè

The sound has drifted apartThe sound part was a clue two thousand years ago — it often still helps, but not always.

In the traditional form 屆, 尸 is the body part and 凷 is the sound part.

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