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管理处 (guǎn lǐ chǔ) — management office; administrative office

Definition

noun
management officeadministrative office
Measure word · 个

Examples

  • 管理处。
    Wǒ qù guǎn lǐ chǔ bàn shǒu xù.
    I go to the management office to handle procedures.
  • 管理处。
    Xiǎo qū guǎn lǐ chǔ zài yī lóu.
    The community management office is on the first floor.
  • 管理处。
    Yǒu wèn tí kě yǐ zhǎo guǎn lǐ chǔ fǎn yìng.
    If there's a problem, you can report it to the management office.

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.

管理management
管guǎnmanage理lǐmanage
联合Coordinate
处chùoffice

管 and 理 both mean manage, and 处 is an office, giving a management 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
竹竹zhúbamboo
Sound part声符shēngfú
官
官guān管guǎn
Same sound today

管 has 竹 (bamboo) on top to show it relates to bamboo, and 官 gives its sound.

Open 管 →

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.

Open 理 →

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 處; 处 is its simplified writing.

Meaning part形符xíngfú
夂夂zhǐ
几几jǐtable
Sound part声符shēngfú
虍
虍hū處chǔ
Close in sound todayThe sound part was a clue two thousand years ago — it often still helps, but not always.

The traditional form 處 pairs 虍, giving the sound, with 夂 and 几, a table, as meaning parts. The simplified 处 is a shorthand and its parts are not the historical components.

Open 处 →
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Workplace & Office

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