出版界 (chū bǎn jiè) — publishing industry; the world of publishing

Definition

noun
publishing industrythe world of publishing

Examples

  • 出版界。
    Zuì jìn chū bǎn jiè de hǎo duō shū jí dōu gēn rén gōng zhì néng yǒu guān.
    Many books in the publishing industry these days are related to artificial intelligence.
  • 出版界,。
    Tā zài chū bǎn jiè gōng zuò le èr shí duō nián, jīng yàn fēi cháng fēng fù.
    She has worked in the publishing industry for over twenty years and is very experienced.
  • ,出版界。
    Suí zhe shù zì jì shù de fā zhǎn, chuán tǒng chū bǎn jiè miàn lín hěn dà tiǎo zhàn.
    With the development of digital technology, the traditional publishing industry faces great challenges.

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.

出版publishing
出chūbring out版bǎnedition
动宾Verb + object
界jièfield

Bring out + editions names the field of publishing.

Characters in this word

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

出 combines 止 (foot) and 凵 (cave) to show a foot stepping out of a cave.

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Most characters — around four in five — are built this way: one part hints at the meaning, the other at the pronunciation.

Meaning part形符xíngfú
Sound part声符shēngfú
反
反fǎn版bǎn
Close in sound todayThe sound part was a clue two thousand years ago — it often still helps, but not always.

版 is formed by 片 and 反, with 片 contributing the sense and 反 the sound.

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Most characters — around four in five — are built this way: one part hints at the meaning, the other at the pronunciation.

Meaning part形符xíngfú
田田tiánfield
Sound part声符shēngfú
介
介jiè界jiè
Same sound today

界 is built from 田 (field) and 介. 田 carries the meaning, while 介 gives the sound.

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