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部

bù · bu

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Meaning

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  1. ministry
  2. department
  3. section
  4. part
  5. division
  6. troops
  7. board
  8. classifier for works of literature, films, machines etc
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In a conversation

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Which movie?

  1. Dengdeng

    周末(zhōumò)我们(wǒmen)看(kàn)一部(yībù)电影(diànyǐng)吧(ba)？

    Shall we watch a movie this weekend?

  2. Liangliang

    好(hǎo)，我(wǒ)想(xiǎng)看(kàn)那部(nàbù)新(xīn)的(de)。

    OK, I want to watch the new one.

  3. Dengdeng

    哪一部(nǎyībù)？这部(zhèbù)还是(háishi)那部(nàbù)？

    Which one? This one or that one?

  4. Liangliang

    就是(jiùshì)上个(shàngge)星期(xīngqī)你(nǐ)说(shuō)很(hěn)好看(hǎokàn)的(de)那部(nàbù)。

    The one you said was good last week.

  5. Dengdeng

    啊(a)，那部(nàbù)！我们(wǒmen)已经(yǐjīng)一起(yīqǐ)看过(kànguò)两遍(liǎngbiàn)了(le)！

    Oh, that one! We've already watched it twice together!

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In a sentence

2 examples
01

那(nà)部(bù)电(diàn)影(yǐng)值(zhí)得(de)一(yí)看(kàn)。

That movie is worth seeing.

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

02

那(nà)部(bù)电(diàn)影(yǐng)是(shì)给(gěi)小(xiǎo)孩(hái)看(kàn)的(de)。

That film is for children.

Tatoeba: Chinese by verdastelo9604 · English by meiko452 · CC BY 2.0 FR. Simplified Chinese conversion; Pinyin added or corrected.

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