承包商 (chéng bāo shāng) — contractor

Definition

noun

contractor

Measure word · 个

承包商。
Zhè ge chéng bāo shāng fù zé jiàn zào xīn de bàn gōng lóu.
This contractor is responsible for building the new office building.
承包商。
Wǒ men gōng sī zhèng zài xún zhǎo yí gè kě kào de chéng bāo shāng.
Our company is looking for a reliable contractor.
承包商。
chéng bāo shāng Bì xū zài yuè dǐ qián wán chéng suǒ yǒu gōng zuò.
The contractor must complete all work before the end of the month.

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.

承包contract

承chéngundertake包bāotake charge

联合Coordinate

商shāngbusiness person

承包 means undertake and take charge, and 商 means business person, giving a contractor.

Characters in this word

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

承 combines 卩, a kneeling person, and 廾, both hands, to show holding or carrying.

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

The shape of 包 pictures a fetus in a womb, or a baby wrapped in cloth.

No reliable origin is recorded for this character.

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