市府 (shì fǔ) — municipal government | tongtong Chinese Dictionary

Definition

Short written/abbreviation for 市政府 — the city-level government. Common in news headlines and formal writing; in speech people usually say 市政府.

noun

municipal government

Examples

市府。
shì fǔ Zuì jìn chū tái le yí xiàng xīn zhèng cè.
The municipal government recently introduced a new policy.
市府。
Zhè ge xiàng mù dé dào le shì fǔ de dà lì zhī chí.
This project received strong support from the municipal government.
市府。
shì fǔ De bàn gōng lóu zài shì zhōng xīn.
The municipal government office building is in the city center.

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.

府fǔgovernment office

市 gives city/municipality, 府 gives government office; together they mean municipal government.

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

兮兮xībustling

Sound part声符shēngfú

之

之zhī市shì

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

The old form 市 pairs 兮, meaning bustling, with 之, the sound part.

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

广付府

Meaning part形符xíngfú

广广guǎngbuilding

Sound part声符shēngfú

付

付fù府fǔ

Same sound today

府 shows a type of building with 广, while 付 gives the character its sound.

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