市政府 (shì zhèng fǔ) — city government, municipal government | TongTong Chinese Dictionary

Definition

Refers specifically to the government of a single city (municipal level), below the 省 government and above 区/县. Compare with 省政府 (provincial level) and 中央政府 (national level).

noun

city governmentmunicipal government

Measure word · 个

Examples

市政府。
shì zhèng fǔ Jué dìng zài xià ge yuè jǔ bàn yì chǎng dà xíng huó dòng.
The city government has decided to hold a large event next month.
市政府。
Xīn de shì zhèng fǔ dà lóu jiù zài shì zhōng xīn guǎng chǎng páng biān.
The new city government building is right next to the city center square.
市政府。
Tā měi tiān qí zì xíng chē qù shì zhèng fǔ shàng bān.
He rides a bicycle to work at the city government every day.

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.

政府government

政zhènggovernment affairs府fǔoffice

偏正Modifier + head

市 names the city and 政府 names the governing office, so it means the city's governing office.

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.

Meaning part形符xíngfú

攴攴pūaction

Sound part声符shēngfú

正

正zhèng政zhèng

Same sound today

政 combines 正, which gives the sound, with 攴, an action-related 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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