部 bù — part; portion; section; segment; division; component; piece; fraction

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bù

Level 1 · Common HSK 4 #2044

bù bu4

Basic definition

noun
  1. part; portion; section; segment; division; component; piece; fraction e.g 部分局部全部
  2. ministry; department; bureau; agency; section; division; office; board e.g 部门外交部编辑部
  3. headquarters; command; unit; forces; troops; army; detachment; corps e.g 部队指挥部
  4. tribe; clan; faction; band; group; following; retinue; dependents e.g 部落部下
measure word
  1. measure word for books, films, machines, movies; a volume; a film; a set e.g 一部小说两部电影

Detailed explanation

noun
  1. (形声。从邑，( fǒu)声。从“邑”表示与行政区域有关。本义:古汉地名。约在今甘肃省天水、清水、秦安、两当、礼县、徽县一带)
  2. Bu，an ancient place
  3. army e.g 部将 部阵 · 部校
  4. central government;board;department e.g 部曹外交部 部费 · 部尺 · 部堂 · 国防部 · 财政部
  5. area;district
  6. tribe
  7. category e.g 部索 · 部居 · 古籍分经、史子、集四部
  8. part;section
  9. unit;department
  10. headquarters
verb
  1. command e.g 部人 · 部握 · 部率
  2. arrange e.g 部索
  3. administer
measure word
  1. 用于书籍、机器、电影等 e.g 一部书，两部机器，三部电影

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