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工部
Gōng Bù
Pinyin
Definition
工部
-
Gōng Bù
Ministry of Works (in imperial China)
Character Decomposition
工
工
部
立
口
阝
Related Words
(20)
全部
quán bù
1
whole
2
entire
3
complete
员工
yuán gōng
1
staff
2
personnel
3
employee
工作
gōng zuò
1
to work
2
(of a machine) to operate
3
job
4
work
5
task
6
CL:個|个[gè],份[fèn],項|项[xiàng]
工资
gōng zī
1
wages
2
pay
3
CL:個|个[gè],份[fèn],月[yuè]
部
bù
1
ministry
2
department
3
section
4
part
5
division
6
troops
7
board
8
classifier for works of literature, films, machines etc
部分
bù fen
1
part
2
share
3
section
4
piece
5
CL:個|个[gè]
一部分
yī bù fen
1
portion
2
part of
3
subset
中部
zhōng bù
1
middle part
2
central section
人工
rén gōng
1
artificial
2
manpower
3
manual work
俱乐部
jù lè bù
1
club (the organisation or its premises) (loanword)
2
CL:個|个[gè]
做工
zuò gōng
1
to work with one's hands
2
manual work
3
workmanship
内部
nèi bù
1
interior
2
inside (part, section)
3
internal
公安部
Gōng ān bù
1
Ministry of Public Security
分工
fēn gōng
1
to divide up the work
2
division of labor
加工
jiā gōng
1
to process
2
processing
3
working (of machinery)
化工
huà gōng
1
chemical industry, abbr. of 化學工業|化学工业[huà xué gōng yè]
2
chemical engineering, abbr. of 化學工程|化学工程[huà xué gōng chéng]
北部
běi bù
1
northern part
南部
nán bù
1
southern part
商务部
Shāng wù bù
1
Department of Trade
2
Department of Commerce
外交部
Wài jiāo bù
1
Ministry of Foreign Affairs
2
foreign office
3
Dept. of State
Idioms
(9)
偷工减料
tōu gōng jiǎn liào
1
to skimp on the job and stint on materials (idiom)
2
jerry-building
3
sloppy work
工欲善其事,必先利其器
gōng yù shàn qí shì , bì xiān lì qí qì
1
To do a good job, an artisan needs the best tools (idiom). Good tools are prerequisite to the successful execution of a job
按部就班
àn bù jiù bān
1
to follow the prescribed order; to keep to the working routine (idiom)
异曲同工
yì qǔ tóng gōng
1
different tunes played with equal skill (idiom)
2
different methods leading to the same result
3
different approach but equally satisfactory outcome
磨刀不误砍柴工
mó dāo bù wù kǎn chái gōng
1
lit. sharpening the axe won't make the wood-splitting take longer (idiom)
2
fig. time invested in preparations is not lost
3
a beard well lathered is half shaved
神工鬼斧
shén gōng guǐ fǔ
1
supernaturally fine craft (idiom); the work of the Gods
2
uncanny workmanship
3
superlative craftsmanship
良工心苦
liáng gōng xīn kǔ
1
expert craft from hard practice (idiom); hard-won skill
2
A masterpiece demands suffering.
马工枚速
Mǎ gōng Méi sù
1
Sima Xiangru is meticulous and Mei Gao is fast (idiom)
2
to each his good points
鬼斧神工
guǐ fǔ shén gōng
1
supernaturally fine craft (idiom); the work of the Gods
2
uncanny workmanship
3
superlative craftsmanship
Sample Sentences