部门

部门 bùmén

Department (branch)

部门 in a sentence HSK 5 繁體部門 bumen

What 部门 means

Department (branch)

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Character by character

部门 is written with 2 characters. Chinese words are usually easier to remember once you can see what each part contributes.

部

bù

Part (department)

门

mén

Door (gate - know-how - category - mw for courses)

Words that share a character with 部门

How to write 部门

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部门 in a sentence

他在人事部门工作。

Tā zài rénshì bùmén gōngzuò.

He works in the personnel department.

这件事需要几个部门一起解决。

Zhè jiàn shì xūyào jǐ ge bùmén yìqǐ jiějué.

This matter needs several departments to solve it together.

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Questions about 部门

What does 部门 mean in English?

部门 is pronounced bùmén and means Department (branch).

How do you pronounce 部门?

部门 is bùmén in pinyin — written bumen without tone marks. Press the audio button on this page to hear it spoken by a native voice.

What are the characters in 部门?

部门 is written with 2 characters: 部 (bù) Part (department), 门 (mén) Door (gate - know-how - category - mw for courses). Knowing the parts is usually how the whole word becomes memorable.

How is 部门 written in traditional Chinese?

部門. The simplified form 部门 is used in mainland China and Singapore; 部門 is used in Taiwan, Hong Kong and Macau. Both are pronounced bùmén.

Is 部门 an HSK word?

Yes — 部门 is on the official HSK 5 vocabulary list. You can study it with the rest of that list on the HSK 5 page.

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