Dictionary🇨🇳 Chinese → 🇺🇸 English
部
bù
Description
“部”常常用来说公司或学校里的一个部分，比如“销售部”。
"部" is often used to refer to a part within a company or school, such as "销售部" (sales department).
它也可以用来数电影、书或机器。
It can also be used to count movies, books, or machines.
Meanings
部bù
department; section; division
他在销售部工作。
He works in the sales department.
部bù
measure word for films, books, or machines
我看了一部电影。
I watched a movie.
部bù
part; portion
这只是故事的一部分。
This is only part of the story.
Related words
Notes
- Nuance
as a measure word, 部 fits films, novels, phones, and cars.
- Etymology
部 originally meant a division or region, later a group or classifier.
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