董事局 (dǒng shì jú) — board of directors | TongTong Chinese Dictionary

Definition

Chinese term for the 'board of directors' of a company. Often used interchangeably with 董事会, but 董事局 is more common in Hong Kong and Taiwanese business usage.

noun

board of directors

Measure word · 个

Examples

董事局。
dǒng shì jú Jīn tiān xià wǔ zhào kāi le jǐn jí huì yì.
The board of directors held an emergency meeting this afternoon.
董事局。
Gōng sī zhòng dà jué cè bì xū jīng guò dǒng shì jú pī zhǔn.
Major company decisions must be approved by the board of directors.
董事局。
dǒng shì jú Yóu qī míng chéng yuán zǔ chéng.
The board of directors is composed of seven members.

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.

董事director

董dǒngsupervise事shìaffairs

动宾Verb + object

局júbureau

"董" means to supervise and "事" affairs, forming a director; with "局" it names the board.

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

艸艸cǎograss

Sound part声符shēngfú

重

重zhòng董dǒng

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

董 is made of 艸 (grass) and 重, which is used for the sound.

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

又又yòuhand
中中zhōnga flagpole with a drum

In 事, 又 is a hand and 中 is a flagpole with a drum; holding a flag in hand depicts performing a job.

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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