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军事区 (jūn shì ōu) — military zone; military area

Definition

noun
military zonemilitary area
Measure word · 个

Examples

  • 军事区。
    Zhè ge jūn shì ōu jìn zhǐ tōng xíng.
    This military zone is closed to traffic.
  • 军事区。
    Tā zài jūn shì ōu gōng zuò le shí nián.
    He worked in the military zone for ten years.
  • 军事区。
    jūn shì ōu Zhōu wéi yǒu hěn gāo de wéi qiáng.
    There are high walls around the military zone.

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.

军事military affairs
军jūnmilitary事shìaffairs
偏正Modifier + head
区qūarea

军 adds military, 事 adds affairs, and 区 adds area, describing a zone of military affairs.

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 軍; 军 is its simplified writing.

  • 車車jūcart; chariot
  • 勹勹bāoto surround

In the traditional form 軍, 車 shows the chariot sense, while the part now written 勹 is a sound part, not the 'surround' 勹. Simplified 军 is a later shorthand.

Open 军 →

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

In 事, 又 is a hand and 中 is a flagpole with a drum; holding a flag in hand depicts performing a job.

Open 事 →

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

This origin belongs to the traditional form 區; 区 is its simplified writing.

The traditional form 區 is made from 匸 and 品; the simplified 区 is a shorthand.

Open 区 →
Appears in
Military & Defense

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