保利 (bǎo lì) — Poly Group (Chinese state-owned conglomerate)

Definition

保利 is the short name for Poly Group, a major Chinese state-owned conglomerate with businesses in real estate, culture, and trade. The full name is 保利集团.

noun
Poly Group (Chinese state-owned conglomerate)

Examples

  • 保利
    Tā zài zhè jiā bǎo lì gōng sī gōng zuò.
    He works at this Poly company.
  • 保利
    bǎo lì Jí tuán cān yù le duō gè dà xíng fáng dì chǎn xiàng mù.
    Poly Group participated in several large real estate projects.
  • 保利
    bǎo lì De wén huà chǎn yè yě hěn yǒu míng.
    Poly's cultural industry is also very famous.

Origin

Characters in this word

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

保 originally showed a person 人 carrying a child 子 on their back, which led to the sense of protecting.

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

利 combines 禾 (grain) and 刀 (knife), showing a knife used to cut grain.

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