承包人 (chéng bāo rén) — contractor | TongTong Chinese Dictionary

Definition

noun

contractor

Measure word · 个

Examples

承包人。
Zhè ge xiàng mù xū yào zhǎo yí gè kě kào de chéng bāo rén.
This project needs to find a reliable contractor.
承包人。
chéng bāo rén Zài hé tong qī xiàn nèi wán chéng le suǒ yǒu gōng zuò.
The contractor completed all work within the contract period.
承包人。
Wǒ men yǔ jǐ jiā jiàn zhù chéng bāo rén jìn xíng le tán pàn.
We negotiated with several building contractors.

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.

承包contract

承chéngundertake包bāotake on

联合Coordinate

承包 means to take on a contract, and 人 means person, so 承包人 is a contractor.

Characters in this word

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

卩卩jiékneeling person
廾廾gǒngboth hands

承 combines 卩, a kneeling person, and 廾, both hands, to show holding or carrying.

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.

A drawing of the thing itself, worn down over three thousand years into a few strokes.

The shape of 人 shows a side view of a standing person, with an arm and a leg.

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