港务局 (gǎng wù jú) — port authority | TongTong Chinese Dictionary

Definition

noun

port authority

Measure word · 个

Examples

港务局。
gǎng wù jú Fù zé guǎn lǐ zhè ge gǎng kǒu de rì cháng yùn yíng.
The port authority is responsible for the daily operations of this port.
港务局。
Suǒ yǒu jìn chū kǒu huò wù dōu bì xū xiàng gǎng wù jú shēn bào.
All import and export goods must be declared to the port authority.
港务局。
gǎng wù jú Zhèng zài guī huà xīn de jí zhuāng xiāng mǎ tou.
The port authority is planning a new container terminal.

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.

港务port affairs

港gǎngport务wùaffairs

偏正Modifier + head

局júbureau

港务 refers to port affairs, and 局 is a bureau, so it names the bureau handling port affairs.

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

水水shuǐriver; water

Sound part声符shēngfú

巷

巷xiàng港gǎng

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

港 uses 水 (river; water) to show its meaning and 巷 to give its sound.

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 務; 务 is its simplified writing.

Meaning part形符xíngfú

力力lìstrength

Sound part声符shēngfú

敄

敄wù務wù

Same sound today

In the traditional form 務, 力 shows the sense of strength or effort, while 敄 gives the sound. The simplified 务 is a later shorthand.

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

Sound part声符shēngfú

句

句jù局jú

Same sound today

The shape of 局 pairs 尸, a meaning part, with 句, a sound part.

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