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部门

bù mén · bu men

Traditional 部門

HSK 3Old HSK 5Measure word: 个 gè

Meaning

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  1. department
  2. branch
  3. section
  4. division
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In a conversation

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The canteen department

  1. Liangliang

    你(nǐ)在(zài)哪个(nǎge)部门(bùmén)工作(gōngzuò)？

    Which department do you work in?

  2. Dengdeng

    我(wǒ)在(zài)食堂(shítáng)部门(bùmén)。你(nǐ)呢(ne)？

    I am in the canteen department. And you?

  3. Liangliang

    我(wǒ)在(zài)电脑(diànnǎo)部门(bùmén)，修(xiū)电脑(diànnǎo)的(de)。

    I am in the computer department. I fix computers.

  4. Dengdeng

    真的(zhēnde)？我们(wǒmen)部门(bùmén)的(de)电脑(diànnǎo)坏(huài)了(le)，能(néng)先(xiān)修修(xiūxiū)吗(ma)？

    Really? Our department's computer is broken. Can you fix it first?

  5. Liangliang

    好啊(hǎoa)，你们(nǐmen)部门(bùmén)的(de)饭(fàn)最(zuì)好吃(hǎochī)，用(yòng)饭(fàn)换(huàn)！

    Sure. Your department's food is the tastiest. Swap it for food!

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In a sentence

2 examples
01

爸(bà)爸(ba)说(shuō)他(tā)明(míng)年(nián)就(jiù)要(yào)被(bèi)升(shēng)为(wéi)部(bù)门(mén)主(zhǔ)管(guǎn)了(le)。

Dad said he'd be promoted to section manager next year.

Tatoeba: Chinese by fucongcong · English by sundown · CC BY 2.0 FR. Pinyin added or corrected.

02

那(nà)两(liǎng)个(gè)部(bù)门(mén)有(yǒu)时(shí)候(hou)意(yì)见(jiàn)相(xiāng)左(zuǒ)。

Those two departments are sometimes at odds with each other.

Tatoeba: Chinese by thomasstrand · English by thomasstrand · CC BY 2.0 FR. Pinyin added or corrected.

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部
bù

ministry; department

门
mén

gate; door

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