分校 (fēn xiào) — branch campus; branch school

Definition

A 'branch campus' or 'branch school' of a larger institution, located in a different city or area. Pairs naturally with 总校 (main campus).

noun

branch campusbranch school

Measure word · 个

分校。
Wǒ men dà xué zài lìng yí gè chéng shì yǒu yí gè fēn xiào.
Our university has a branch campus in another city.
分校。
Zhè suǒ fēn xiào de kè chéng shè zhì hé zǒng xiào wán quán yí yàng.
The curriculum of this branch school is exactly the same as the main campus.
分校，。
Tā xuǎn zé qù fēn xiào dú shū, yīn wèi lí jiā jìn.
She chose to study at a branch campus because it's close to home.

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.

分 suggests a branch, and 校 school, so it names a branch campus.

Characters in this word

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

八刀分

分 pairs 八 (to separate) with 刀 (knife), showing something cut apart with a knife.

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

木交校

Meaning part形符xíngfú

木木mùtree

Sound part声符shēngfú

交

Close in sound todayThe sound part was a clue two thousand years ago — it often still helps, but not always.

校 is built from 木 (tree) on the left and 交 on the right, which supplies the sound.

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