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书记 (shū jì) — (noun) secretary of a Communist Party branch; chief official of a party organization; (noun, historical) clerk; scribe

Definition

书记 (shūjì) is a Communist Party secretary — a political/official role in party organizations. Compare 秘书 (mìshū), which is a job-title 'secretary' (office/admin assistant); 书记 is specifically a party-office title, not a clerical job.

noun
secretary of a Communist Party branchchief official of a party organization(noun, historical) clerkscribe
Measure word · 位

Examples

  • 书记。
    Wǒ men cūn de shū jì shì qù nián dāng xuǎn de.
    The secretary of our village was elected last year.
  • 书记。
    Gōng sī dǎng wěi shū jì qīn zì cān jiā le zhè cì huì yì.
    The company's party committee secretary personally attended this meeting.
  • 书记。
    Tā zài zhè ge bù mén zuò le sān shí nián de shū jì.
    He worked as a clerk in this department for thirty years.

Origin

Compound word
构词法gòucífǎ
联合liánhéCoordinate

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

书shūwrite
记jìrecord

Both 书 and 记 carry the idea of writing or recording, so the word names someone who keeps records.

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 書; 书 is its simplified writing.

Meaning part形符xíngfú
聿聿yùwriting brush
Sound part声符shēngfú
者
者zhě書shū
The sound has drifted apartThe sound part was a clue two thousand years ago — it often still helps, but not always.

The traditional form 書 uses 聿, a writing brush, and 者 for its sound; the simplified 书 is a later shorthand.

Open 书 →

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 記; 记 is its simplified writing.

Meaning part形符xíngfú
言言yánspeech; words
Sound part声符shēngfú
己
己jǐ記jì
Same sound today

The traditional form 記 pairs 言 (speech; words) with 己 as a sound part; the simplified 记 is a later shorthand, so its right side is not the historical component.

Open 记 →
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