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局里 (jú lǐ) — within the bureau / department; the bureau (as a location or organizational unit)

Definition

局里 means 'inside the bureau / department' — the locative form of 局, used as an organization rather than a physical place. It functions as the entity that issues notices or holds meetings, not a room you enter.

noun
within the bureau / departmentthe bureau (as a location or organizational unit)

Examples

  • 局里。
    Tā zuó tiān zài jú lǐ kāi le yì tiān de huì.
    He was at the bureau all day yesterday in meetings.
  • 局里。
    jú lǐ Tōng zhī zhè ge yuè dǐ yào jiāo bào gào.
    The bureau has notified that reports must be submitted by the end of this month.
  • 局里。
    Wǒ xià wǔ qù jú lǐ sòng yí fèn wén jiàn.
    I'm going to the bureau this afternoon to deliver a document.

Origin

Derived word
构词法gòucífǎ
后缀hòuzhuìSuffix

A fixed syllable at the end that turns the word into a noun, a person, a place or the like.

局júbureau
里lǐinside

局 names the bureau, and 里 gives the inside location.

Characters in this word

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
尸尸shī
Sound part声符shēngfú
句
句jù局jú
Same sound today

The shape of 局 pairs 尸, a meaning part, with 句, a sound part.

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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 裡; 里 is its simplified writing.

The simplified 里 stands for more than one traditional character. In most words (里, 里面) it is 裡; in others (公里) it is 里 or 裏.

Meaning part形符xíngfú
衤Written in full as衣yīclothes
Sound part声符shēngfú
里
里lǐ裡lǐ
Same sound today

The form 裡 pairs 衤 (clothes) with 里 as a sound component.

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