公文包 (gōng wén bāo) — briefcase | TongTong Chinese Dictionary

Definition

noun

briefcase

Measure word · 个

公文包。
Tā měi tiān dài zhe yí gè gōng wén bāo qù shàng bān.
He takes a briefcase to work every day.
公文包。
Zhè ge gōng wén bāo shì hēi sè de.
This briefcase is black.
公文包。
Wǒ bǎ wén jiàn fàng jìn gōng wén bāo lǐ.
I put the documents into the briefcase.

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.

公文official document

偏正Modifier + head

公文 means official document, 包 means bag; together it names a bag for official papers.

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

One theory sees 公 as a picture of a wide-mouthed, round-bottomed jar.

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

The current form 文 shows a man with head, arms, legs, and chest; the tattoo marks on the chest are no longer drawn.

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

The shape of 包 pictures a fetus in a womb, or a baby wrapped in cloth.

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