总理府 (zǒng lǐ fǔ) — office of the premier, prime minister's office | tongtong Chinese Dictionary

Definition

The official seat of government headed by the premier (总理), i.e. the prime minister's office. Functions as a building or institutional term rather than the office-holders themselves.

noun

office of the premierprime minister's office

Examples

总理府。
Jì zhě zài zǒng lǐ fǔ qián cǎi fǎng le duō wèi guān yuán.
Journalists interviewed several officials in front of the premier's office.
总理府。
zǒng lǐ fǔ Fā biǎo le guān yú jīng jì gǎi gé de shēng míng.
The premier's office issued a statement on economic reform.
总理府。
Xīn zǒng lǐ fǔ de jiàn zhù fēng gé fēi cháng xiàn dài.
The architectural style of the new premier's office is very modern.

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.

总理premier

总zǒngoverall理lǐmanage

偏正Modifier + head

府fǔoffice

“总理” (premier) and “府” (office) form the premier's 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.

This origin belongs to the traditional form 總; 总 is its simplified writing.

Meaning part形符xíngfú

糸糸mìrope

Sound part声符shēngfú

悤

悤cōng總zǒng

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

The traditional form 總 has 糸, a rope, and 悤 as a sound part; the rope part is for binding together. This account is for 總, not for 总.

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

玉玉yùjade

Sound part声符shēngfú

里

里lǐ理lǐ

Same sound today

理 pairs 玉 (jade) with 里, which shows how to say it; the jade part points to the old sense of polishing jade.

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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