分包 (fēn bāo) — to subcontract (work or a project)

Definition

A formal/business term for handing part of a project or contract to another party to do. Common in construction, IT, and government procurement contexts.

verb
to subcontract (work or a project)

Examples

  • 分包。
    Zhè jiā gōng sī bǎ gōng chéng fēn bāo gěi le bié de tuán duì.
    This company subcontracts the project to another team.
  • 。
    Zhè ge xiàng mù tā men fēn le yí gè bāo gěi běn dì gōng sī.
    For this project, they subcontracted a package to a local company.
  • 分包。
    fēn bāo Shì jiàn zhù yè cháng jiàn zuò fǎ.
    Subcontracting is a common practice in the construction industry.

Origin

Compound word
构词法gòucífǎ
动宾dòngbīnVerb + object

An action followed by what it acts on, fused into one word.

分fēndivide/assign
包bāopackage/work

In 分包, 分 means to divide or assign, while 包 refers to a package of work, together conveying assigning part of a project to another party.

Characters in this word

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

分 pairs 八 (to separate) with 刀 (knife), showing something cut apart with a knife.

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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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