管制区 (guǎn zhì ōu) — controlled area; restricted zone | tongtong Chinese Dictionary

Definition

noun

controlled arearestricted zone

Measure word · 个

Examples

管制区，。
Zhè lǐ shì jūn shì guǎn zhì ōu, pǔ tōng rén bù néng jìn rù.
This is a military controlled area; ordinary people cannot enter.
管制区。
Jìn rù guǎn zhì ōu bì xū chū shì xǔ kě zhèng.
You must show a permit to enter the restricted zone.
管制区。
Zhè ge qū yù yǐ jīng bèi huà wéi guǎn zhì ōu le.
This area has already been designated as a controlled area.

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.

管制control

管guǎngovern制zhìcontrol

联合Side by side

管制, meaning control, combines with 区, area, to denote a controlled area.

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.

竹官管

Meaning part形符xíngfú

竹竹zhúbamboo

Sound part声符shēngfú

官

官guān管guǎn

Same sound today

管 has 竹 (bamboo) on top to show it relates to bamboo, and 官 gives its sound.

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

朱朱zhūtree
刀刀dāoknife

The form 制 pairs 朱 (tree) with 刀 (knife), showing the act of cutting a tree.

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

This origin belongs to the traditional form 區; 区 is its simplified writing.

匸匸xì
品品pǐn

The traditional form 區 is made from 匸 and 品; the simplified 区 is a shorthand.

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