司 (sī) — (bound form) to take charge of, to manage; (bound form) department (under a ministry)
Definition
司 (sī) is a bound form that almost never stands alone — it appears as the first part of a two-character word meaning 'department' (司法司) or as part of verbs meaning 'to manage' (司令). The standalone noun sense is rare in modern Chinese.
bound form
(bound form) to take charge ofto manage(bound form) department (under a ministry)
Examples
- ，。Tā shì yì míng sī jī, kāi le shí nián de chē.He is a driver who has been driving for ten years.
- 。Zhè jiā gōng sī de guī mó hěn dà.This company is very large in scale.
- 。sī Fǎ bù mén fù zé chǔ lǐ fǎ lǜ shì wù.The judicial department is responsible for handling legal affairs.
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