一揽子 (yī lǎn zi) — (adjective) all-inclusive; package (for a set of policies, proposals, agreements, etc.)

Definition

Used as a modifier ('a package of X') for bundled proposals, plans, or deals — narrower than 全面 ('comprehensive' of one thing) and distinct from the idiom 包罗万象 (covers everything under the sun).

adjective
all-inclusivepackage (for a set of policies, proposals, agreements, etc.)

Examples

  • 。
    Zhèng fǔ tuī chū le yì yī lǎn zi jīng jì cì jī fāng àn.
    The government launched a package of economic stimulus measures.
  • 。
    Shuāng fāng qiān shǔ le yì yī lǎn zi mào yì xié yì.
    The two sides signed a comprehensive trade agreement.
  • 一揽子、。
    Zhè ge yī lǎn zi gǎi gé jì huà shè jí jiào yù, yī liáo děng duō gè lǐng yù.
    This package reform plan covers multiple areas such as education and healthcare.

Origin

Derived word
构词法gòucífǎ
后缀hòuzhuìSuffix

A fixed syllable at the end that turns the word into a noun, a person, a place or the like.

一揽one gather
一yīone揽lǎngather
偏正Modifier + head
子zǐsuffix

一 suggests one, 揽 means gather, and 子 gives a package-like sense, so it means all-inclusive.

Characters in this word

An abstract idea shown by a mark or a diagram rather than by a picture of an object.

一 is drawn as one horizontal stroke, marking the number one.

Open 一 →

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 攬; 揽 is its simplified writing.

Meaning part形符xíngfú
扌Written in full as手shǒuhand
Sound part声符shēngfú
覽
覽lǎn攬lǎn
Same sound today

The traditional form 攬 pairs 扌 (hand) with the sound part 覽, giving the sense of grasping with the hand; the simplified 揽 is a shorthand.

Open 揽 →

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

子 is drawn as a baby with a large head, arms stretched out, and legs wrapped in a blanket.

Open 子 →

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