部

bù

Novice Level 2 ★ Core word
Measure word

部 (bù) is a Chinese word meaning “ministry”. It sits at TOCFL Level 2 (CEFR Novice) on Taiwan's official TBCL vocabulary standard, where it is marked a core word.

Definition

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

Stroke order

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Example

我看了一部電影。

I watched a movie.

Related words at this level

Vocabulary & levels: TBCL / NAER. Parts of speech: TOCFL 8000-word list (SC-TOP). Definitions: CC-CEDICT & CFDICT (CC BY-SA). Stroke data: Make Me a Hanzi (Arphic Public License).