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部 bù part, section - Mandarin Chinese
Definition[edit | edit source]
Radical is 邑 yì “city,” which is written 阝 when occurring at the right-hand side of a character. This radical is referred to colloquially as 右耳旁 yòu'ĕrpáng “side made up of a right ear.” Phonetic is 咅 pòu “spit out.” Distinguish 部 from 都 dōu.
Examples[edit | edit source]
- 部分 bùfen part, portion [M]
- 大部分 dà bùfen majority, greater part, most [PH]
- 外交部 Wàijiāo Bù Foreign Ministry [PH]
- 部 bù (measure for films) [M] (e.g., 一部片子 yíbù piānzi “a film”)
- 东部 (東部) dōngbù eastern part (of an area), the East [PW]
- 南部 nánbù southern part (of an area), the South [PW]
- 西部 xībù western part (of an area), the West [PW]
- 北部 bĕibù northern part (of an area), the North [PW]
- 中部 zhōngbù central part (of an area) [PW]
Video[edit | edit source]
Sources[edit | edit source]
Book: Intermediate Written Chinese by Cornelius C. Kubler
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