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启事 (qǐ shì) — written notice, announcement; classified advertisement (in newspaper or online)

Definition

启事 (qǐshì) is a short written notice or classified ad placed publicly (newspaper, bulletin board, website) — usually small-scale or personal (lost-and-found, job ad, event), unlike official 公告 or 告示.

noun
written noticeannouncementclassified advertisement (in newspaper or online)
Measure word · 个
Easily confused

Examples

  • 启事。
    Wǒ zài xiǎo qū mén kǒu kàn dào yì zhāng shī wù zhāo lǐng qǐ shì.
    I saw a lost-and-found notice at the entrance of the neighborhood.
  • 启事。
    Zhè zé zhāo pìn qǐ shì yāo qiú yǒu wǔ nián gōng zuò jīng yàn.
    This job advertisement requires five years of work experience.
  • 启事。
    Gōng sī wǎng zhàn fā bù le yì zé huó dòng qǐ shì.
    The company website posted an event announcement.

Origin

Compound word
构词法gòucífǎ
动宾dòngbīnVerb + object

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

启qǐstate
事shìmatter

启 (state) and 事 (matter) mean a matter stated in writing, i.e. a notice.

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 啟; 启 is its simplified writing.

For 启, the traditional form 啟 comes from an earlier shape with 戶 (door) and 又 (hand), showing a hand opening a door.

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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.

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