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蹲点 (dūn diǎn) — to work temporarily at a grassroots unit (of cadres, to gain experience and improve the unit)

Definition

An official (cadre) is sent to live and work at a grassroots unit (village, factory) for a period to gain firsthand experience and improve conditions there.

verb
to work temporarily at a grassroots unit (of cadres, to gain experience and improve the unit)

Examples

  • ，。
    Tā qù nián zài cūn lǐ dūn le sān gè yuè diǎn, xué dào le hěn duō jīng yàn.
    He went to work in the village for three months last year and gained a lot of experience.
  • 蹲点。
    Shàng jí yāo qiú měi wèi gàn bù dōu yào qù jī céng dūn diǎn.
    Superiors require every cadre to go and work at the grassroots level.
  • 蹲点，。
    Tā zài gōng chǎng dūn diǎn le yì nián, duì shēng chǎn xiàn yǒu le shēn rù liǎo jiě.
    He worked at the factory for a year and gained a deep understanding of the production line.

Origin

Compound word
构词法gòucífǎ
动宾dòngbīnVerb + object

An action followed by what it acts on, fused into one word.

蹲dūnstay/crouch
点diǎnpoint/unit

蹲 suggests staying at a place, and 点 names the selected unit.

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
足足zúfoot
Sound part声符shēngfú
尊
尊zūn蹲dūn
Close in sound todayThe sound part was a clue two thousand years ago — it often still helps, but not always.

蹲 pairs 足 (foot) with 尊, which gives the sound, to write the idea of sitting.

Open 蹲 →

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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