Dictionary🇨🇳 Chinese → 🇺🇸 English

Description

“司”是一个汉字,意思是管理或负责某件事情。

"司" is a Chinese character meaning to manage or be responsible for something.

它常常出现在词语里,比如“公司”和“司机”。

It often appears in words like "公司" (company) and "司机" (driver).

Meanings

to manage; to take charge of

他司管这个部门。

He manages this department.

a department or office (as a suffix)

他在外交部的一个司工作。

He works in a division of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs.

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Notes

  • Nuance

    司 rarely stands alone in modern Chinese; it mostly appears inside compounds like 公司, 司机.

  • Etymology

    originally depicts overseeing affairs, giving the sense of 'to manage' or 'official post'.

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