布局 (bù jú) — (noun) layout, arrangement, composition; (verb)… | TongTong Chinese Dictionary

Definition

布局 is a deliberate, strategic arrangement — the overall plan or structure of a layout (rooms, pages, chess, strategy). 摆放 is the physical act of putting things down; 格局 is the resulting pattern or scale, especially of space or mindset.

noun

layoutarrangementcomposition

verb

to lay outto arrange(chess) opening

Examples

布局。
Zhè ge chéng shì de xīn bù jú hěn xiàn dài huà.
The new layout of this city is very modern.
布局，。
Wǒ men bù jú yí xià huì yì shì, bǎ zhuō zi bǎi hǎo.
Let's arrange the meeting room by setting up the tables properly.
布局。
Xià qí qián tā xiān yán jiū le jǐ zhǒng cháng jiàn de bù jú.
Before playing, he first studied several common chess openings.

Origin

Compound word

构词法gòucífǎ

动宾dòngbīnVerb + object

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

布bùarrange

布 means arrange and 局 means board, so together they describe laying out a board or plan.

Characters in this word

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

巾巾jīnkerchief

Sound part声符shēngfú

父

父fù布bù

Close in sound todayThe sound part was a clue two thousand years ago — it often still helps, but not always.

布 pairs 巾, a kerchief, with 父 as a sound part.

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

句

句jù局jú

Same sound today

The shape of 局 pairs 尸, a meaning part, with 句, a sound part.

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