Definition
附属 (fùshǔ) means 'subsidiary, affiliated' — it describes an entity that is subordinate to and under the control of a larger organization (e.g., 附属中学 'affiliated middle school'). It differs from 属 (to belong to, more general) and 归属 (to belong to a category/jurisdiction), and from 副 (vice-, as in titles). 所属 is a formal attributive adjective meaning 'affiliated with'.
adjective
subsidiaryaffiliatedattached
verb
to be affiliated withto be subordinate to
Examples
- 附属。Zhè suǒ zhōngxué shì shīfàn dàxué de fù shǔ zhōngxué.This middle school is a subsidiary school of the normal university.
- 附属。Gāi yánjiūsuǒ zhíjiē fù shǔ yú kēxuéyuàn.This research institute is directly affiliated with the Academy of Sciences.
- 附属。Gōngsī qíxià yǒu sān jiā fù shǔ qǐyè.The company has three subsidiary enterprises under it.
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