营运 (yíng yùn) — operation (of vehicles, ships, etc.); service (of transportation systems)

Definition

营运 refers specifically to the operation and service of transportation systems — vehicles, ships, routes — not general business operations (运营). Focuses on running transport rather than managing a company.

noun
operation (of vehicles, ships, etc.)service (of transportation systems)

Examples

  • 营运。
    Zhè tiáo gōng jiāo xiàn lù de yíng yùn shí jiān shì cóng zǎo shàng liù diǎn dào wǎn shàng shí yī diǎn.
    The operating hours of this bus route are from 6 a.m. to 11 p.m.
  • 营运，。
    Xīn chuán tóu rù yíng yùn hòu, huò yùn xiào lǜ dà fú tí shēng.
    After the new ship was put into operation, freight efficiency improved significantly.
  • 营运。
    Dì tiě gōng sī zhèng zài yōu huà yè jiān yíng yùn fāng àn.
    The subway company is optimizing its nighttime service plan.

Origin

Compound word
构词法gòucífǎ
联合liánhéSide by side

Two parts of equal weight, alike or opposite in meaning, standing side by side.

营yíngoperate
运yùntransport

营 means to operate and 运 means to transport, giving the idea of operating transport services.

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 營; 营 is its simplified writing.

Meaning part形符xíngfú
宮宮gōngpalace
Sound part声符shēngfú
熒
熒yíng營yíng
Same sound today

The traditional form 營 pairs 宮 (palace) with 熒 as a sound part, depicting a person working all night with a light on his house; the simplified 营 is a later abbreviation.

Open 营 →

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 運; 运 is its simplified writing.

Meaning part形符xíngfú
辵辵chuòmotion
Sound part声符shēngfú
軍
軍jūn運yùn
The sound has drifted apartThe sound part was a clue two thousand years ago — it often still helps, but not always.

The traditional form 運 combines 辵, meaning motion, with 軍 to give the sound; the simplified 运 is a later shorthand, so its parts are not the historical components.

Open 运 →

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