机构 (jī gòu) — organization, institution, agency; mechanism, s… | TongTong Chinese Dictionary

Definition

机构 covers both the 'institution/organization' sense (a group like a company or agency) and the 'mechanism/structure' sense (the inner workings of a machine or system). 制度 is the abstract 'system' of rules, not a specific organization.

noun

organizationinstitutionagencymechanismstructure (of a system or machine)

Measure word · 所

Examples

机构。
Zhè suǒ jī gòu tí gōng jiào yù fú wù.
This institution provides educational services.
机构。
Jīn róng jī gòu duì jīng jì fā zhǎn hěn zhòng yào.
Financial institutions are very important for economic development.
机构。
Zhè tái jī qì de jī gòu xū yào xiū lǐ.
The mechanism of this machine needs repair.

Origin

Compound word

构词法gòucífǎ

联合liánhéCoordinate

Two parts of equal weight, alike or opposite in meaning, standing side by side.

机jīmechanism

构gòustructure

机 points to a working mechanism and 构 to its structure, together naming an organized system.

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.

木几机

Meaning part形符xíngfú

木木mùtree; wood

Sound part声符shēngfú

几

几jǐ机jī

Same sound today

The left part is 木 (tree; wood), and the right part 几 gives the sound.

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

木勾构

Meaning part形符xíngfú

Sound part声符shēngfú

勾

勾gōu构gòu

Same sound today

构 combines 木 (wood) with 勾, which gives the sound.

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