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全日制 (quán rì zhì) — full-time (educational or employment system)

Definition

Refers to a full-time system (schooling, employment) as opposed to part-time — the common counterpart is 兼职 (part-time).

noun
full-time (educational or employment system)

Examples

  • 全日制。
    quán rì zhì Jiào yù zài dà duō shù guó jiā dōu hěn cháng jiàn.
    Full-time education is common in most countries.
  • 全日制，。
    Tā zhǎo le yí fèn quán rì zhì gōng zuò, shōu rù hěn wěn dìng.
    He found a full-time job with stable income.
  • 全日制，。
    quán rì zhì Yǔ jiān zhí xiāng bǐ, shí jiān gèng gù dìng.
    Compared to part-time, full-time has more fixed hours.

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.

全日
全quánwhole日rìday
偏正Modifier + head
制zhìsystem

全 and 日 give whole day, and 制 means system.

Characters in this word

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

The shape puts 入 together with 玉 to show a whole piece of jade, so it means complete or whole.

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A drawing of the thing itself, worn down over three thousand years into a few strokes.

日 originally drew the sun. A mark was added inside to tell it apart from similar square shapes.

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

The form 制 pairs 朱 (tree) with 刀 (knife), showing the act of cutting a tree.

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