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网点 (wǎng diǎn) — outlet, branch (of a business or service); node (in a computer network)

Definition

网点 is a physical outlet or branch (banks, courier, retail), and also a node in a network. 比 部门 smaller and location-based; unrelated to 网站 (a website, purely online).

noun
outletbranch (of a business or service)node (in a computer network)
Measure word · 个

Examples

  • 网点。
    Zhè ge kuài dì gōng sī zài měi gè chéng shì dōu yǒu wǎng diǎn.
    This courier company has outlets in every city.
  • 网点。
    Wǎng luò zhōng de měi gè wǎng diǎn dōu xū yào ān quán bǎo hù.
    Every node in the network needs security protection.
  • 网点。
    Zhè jiā chāo shì de wǎng diǎn fēn bù hěn guǎng.
    This supermarket's outlets are widely distributed.

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.

网wǎngnetwork
点diǎnpoint

网 means network and 点 means point, so together they denote a node or outlet in a network.

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.

This origin belongs to the traditional form 網; 网 is its simplified writing.

Meaning part形符xíngfú
糸糸mìrope
Sound part声符shēngfú
罔
罔wǎng網wǎng
Same sound today

The traditional form 網 pairs 糸 (rope) with 罔 to give the sound; the simplified 网 is a later shorthand.

Open 网 →

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

This origin belongs to the traditional form 點; 点 is its simplified writing.

Meaning part形符xíngfú
黑黑hēiblack
Sound part声符shēngfú
占
占zhàn點diǎn(r)
The sound has drifted apartThe sound part was a clue two thousand years ago — it often still helps, but not always.

The traditional form 點 pairs 黑 (black) with 占 for its sound; the simplified 点 is a later abbreviation.

Open 点 →
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HSK 3.0 Level 7-9

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