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开发区 (kāi fā qū) — development zone

Definition

开发区 is a planned 'development zone' set up by the government for industry or business. Unlike 地带, which describes any natural stretch of land, 开发区 is a formally designated administrative area.

noun
development zone
Measure word · 个

Examples

  • 开发区。
    Zhè ge kāi fā qū xī yǐn le dà liàng tóu zī.
    This development zone has attracted a large amount of investment.
  • 开发区。
    Zhèng fǔ guī huà zài kāi fā qū jiàn shè xīn de gōng chǎng.
    The government plans to build new factories in the development zone.
  • 开发区。
    Zhè jiā gōng sī jué dìng rù zhù kāi fā qū.
    This company decided to set up in the development zone.

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.

开发develop
开kāiopen发fādevelop
联合Coordinate
区qūzone

开发 means to open up and develop, and 区 is a zone, so it means development zone.

Characters in this word

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

This origin belongs to the traditional form 開; 开 is its simplified writing.

  • 門門méndoor
  • 一一yīlatch and/or wooden pole that shuts a door
  • 廾廾gǒnga pair of hands

The traditional form 開 shows 廾, a pair of hands, and 一, a latch or pole, inside 門, a door: hands opening a latched door. The simplified 开 is a shorthand form, so its parts are not the original pieces.

Open 开 →

A drawing of the thing itself, worn down over three thousand years into a few strokes.

This origin belongs to the traditional form 發; 发 is its simplified writing.

The simplified 发 stands for more than one traditional character. In most words (爆发, 出发) it is 發; in others (理发, 头发) it is 髮.

The form 發, which 发 stands for in many words, was originally drawn as a bow firing an arrow.

Open 发 →

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

This origin belongs to the traditional form 區; 区 is its simplified writing.

The traditional form 區 is made from 匸 and 品; the simplified 区 is a shorthand.

Open 区 →
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