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专案组 (zhuān àn zǔ) — special investigation team; task force

Definition

noun
special investigation teamtask force
Measure word · 个

Examples

  • 专案组。
    Zhè ge zhuān àn zǔ fù zé diào chá nà qǐ àn jiàn.
    This special investigation team is responsible for investigating that case.
  • 专案组。
    Jǐng fāng chéng lì le xīn de zhuān àn zǔ.
    The police set up a new special investigation team.
  • 专案组。
    zhuān àn zǔ De chéng yuán dōu shì jīng yàn fēng fù de jǐng chá.
    The members of the special investigation team are all experienced police officers.

Origin

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.

专案special case
专zhuānspecial案àncase
偏正Modifier + head
组zǔteam

专 means special, 案 is a case, and 组 is a team, so it names a team formed for a particular case.

Characters in this word

Two or more meaningful parts placed together so that their meanings combine into a new one.

This origin belongs to the traditional form 專; 专 is its simplified writing.

The traditional form 專 shows 又, a hand, turning 叀, a spindle; this came to mean gathering several things into one.

Open 专 →

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

Meaning part形符xíngfú
木木mù
Sound part声符shēngfú
安
安ān案àn
Same sound today

案 pairs 木, a wood/tree shape, with 安, which is used for its sound.

Open 案 →

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 組; 组 is its simplified writing.

Meaning part形符xíngfú
糸糸mìsilk
Sound part声符shēngfú
且
且qiě組zǔ
Close in sound todayThe sound part was a clue two thousand years ago — it often still helps, but not always.

The traditional form 組 pairs 糸 (silk) with 且 as a sound part; the simplified 组 is a shorthand.

Open 组 →
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