How to say “department” in Chinese
department
“Department” in Chinese is 部门, bù mén: the meaning, a recording of how it sounds, the characters stroke by stroke and examples.
How to pronounce it
部门 is read bù mén: 2 syllables. The tone is part of the word: with another melody you get another word, or just a jumble of sounds.
How to write it
A picture of a doorway.
Strokes go in order: top to bottom and left to right, horizontal before vertical. Tap a character to open its page, with the strokes shown large and the words it appears in. To train your hand, print a handwriting sheet for “部门”.
Examples
Sentences from the course lessons with 部门. Tap the sound icon to listen.
- 我们部门有十个人wǒmenbùményǒushígerénThere are ten people in our department.
- 这个任务由我们部门完成zhègerènwuyóuwǒmenbùménwánchéngOur department is doing this task.
- 各个部门都要参加会议gègèbùméndōuyàocānjiāhuìyìAll departments must attend the meeting.
- 她在销售部门工作tāzàixiāoshòubùméngōngzuòShe works in the sales department.
- 他是销售部门的主管。tāshìxiāoshòubùméndezhǔguǎnHe's the head of the sales department.
- 会议上，经理听取了各部门的工作汇报。huìyìshang,jīnglǐtīngqǔlegèbùméndegōngzuòhuìbàoAt the meeting, the manager heard each department's work report.
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Frequently asked questions
How do you say “department” in Chinese?
“Department” in Chinese is 部门, pinyin bùmén.
What does 部门 mean?
部门 (bùmén) means “department”.
How do you write 部门?
部门 is 2 characters: 部 (bù) — part; department; 门 (mén) — door. The stroke order of each one is shown step by step on this page.
How do you pronounce 部门?
部门 is read bùmén. Tones: bù — fourth tone, mén — second tone. The page has a native speaker recording.
“department” in the lesson “Who's in charge of what”
This word is from the topic “Office and documents” of HSK 4. In the lesson you hear it in a dialogue, build a sentence with it and say it out loud. Start for free, no sign-up needed.
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