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联络官 (lián luò guān) — liaison officer

Definition

A liaison officer — a person assigned to coordinate and maintain communication between two organizations, departments, or sides. The role is about connecting and relaying information, not commanding or deciding.

noun
liaison officer
Measure word · 位

Examples

  • 联络官。
    Wǒ men gōng sī de lián luò guān fù zé yǔ kè hù gōu tōng.
    Our company's liaison officer is responsible for communicating with clients.
  • 联络官。
    Zhè cì huì yì xū yào yí wèi lián luò guān lái xié tiáo shuāng fāng.
    This meeting needs a liaison officer to coordinate both sides.
  • 联络官。
    Tā zài dà shǐ guǎn dān rèn lián luò guān yǐ jīng sān nián le.
    He has been serving as a liaison officer at the embassy for three years.

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.

联络liaison
联liánconnect络luòlink
联合Coordinate
官guānofficer

联络, meaning to connect or keep in touch, specifies the kind of 官, an officer or official.

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 聯; 联 is its simplified writing.

The traditional form 聯 combines 耳 (ear) and 絲 (silk); 联 is a simplified form of 聯.

Open 联 →

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 絡; 络 is its simplified writing.

Meaning part形符xíngfú
糸糸mìthread
Sound part声符shēngfú
各
各gè絡luò
The sound has drifted apartThe sound part was a clue two thousand years ago — it often still helps, but not always.

The traditional form 絡 pairs 糸 (thread) with 各 as a sound part, showing something wrapped in thread, like a web of thread; the simplified 络 is a later shorthand.

Open 络 →

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

  • 宀宀mián
  • 𠂤𠂤𠂤

官 pairs 宀, a roof, with 𠂤, rooms beneath it, to depict an official building.

Open 官 →
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