Chinese Dictionary

Usage of the character 部

ministry
department
section
part
division
troops
board
classifier for works of literature, films, machines etc

hotel staff work unit tasked with keeping the public areas of a hotel clean

western part

Ministry of (Confucian) Rites (in imperial China)

head of a (government etc) department
section chief
section head
secretary
minister
CL:個／个 (gè),位 (wèi),名 (míng)

upper section

roof
topmost part
top (of tree, wall etc)
apex

ministries and commissions

branch, esp. grass root branches of a political party

front part
front section

face (body part)

part; component

Ministry of Works (in imperial China)

middle part
central section

snout

cadre
official
officer
manager

tribe; clan

waist
small of the back

jaw

Wenbu or Ombu village in Nyima county 尼瑪縣／尼玛县 ( Nímǎxiàn), Nagchu prefecture, central Tibet
Tang dynasty equivalent of 吏部, personnel office

breasts

Ministry of Appointments (in imperial China)

shoulder
shoulder area

the east
eastern part

non-canonical text
Chinese literary work not included in official classics
apocryphal

southern part

one's former subordinates

abdomen
belly
flank

part (in multipart instrumental or choral music), such as the soprano part or bass part

neck
throat

the outside; (attributive) external
exterior; surface

radical of a Chinese character

back part; rear section; tail section

branch
subsection
to subdivide

(old) works of literature, including novels, plays etc

most of
the majority of sth

neck

part (esp. of the body, but also of a vegetable, e.g. the root, or a garment, e.g. the sleeve, etc)

butt
buttocks

chest
bosom

Têwo or Diebu County in Gannan Tibetan Autonomous Prefecture 甘南藏族自治州 ( Gānnán Zàngzú Zìzhìzhōu), Gansu

northern part

troops under one's command
subordinate

tribe

Ministry of War (in imperial China)

back (of a human or other vertebrate, or of an object)

part
local

troops under one's command

general headquarters

whole; all

defeated remnants
scattered survivors

part
share
section
piece
CL:個／个 (gè)

back section

category
division

crotch

to dispose
to deploy
deployment

small part (of a whole ensemble)
detail

headquarters
head office

troops

Ministry of Justice (in imperial China)

interior
inside (part, section)
internal

troops under one's command
subordinate
affiliated to a ministry

army
armed forces
troops
force
unit
CL:個／个 (gè)

Ministry of Revenue in imperial China

department
branch
section
division
CL:個／个 (gè)

head

face

bottom

genitalia

office
headquarters

mission

northwest part

super-ministry system (reform aimed at streamlining government department functions)

budae jjigae, a type of Korean stew

upper register
soprano part

xylem

assistant (government) minister

(Tw) evening program (at a college)
night school

in large part
the greater part
the majority

(PRC) Ministry of Culture and Tourism (abbr. for 文化和旅遊部／文化和旅游部 ( Wénhuàhé Lüyóubù))

Ministry of Education, Science and Culture (Japan), ceased to exist in 2001 when it was merged with another ministry

concierge department of a hotel or resort

Ministry of Housing and Urban-Rural Development of the PRC (MOHURD) (abbr. for 住房和城鄉建設部／住房和城乡建设部 ( Zhùfánghé Chéngxiāng Jiànshèbù))

blogger (Tw)

south central region

Ministry of Truth, a fictional ministry from George Orwell's novel Nineteen Eighty-Four

personnel office
human resources (HR)

bit sticking out
projection

Ministry of Water Resources (PRC)

Murasaki Shikibu (born c. 973), Japanese writer, author of "The Tale of Genji"

Propaganda Department

north central area

Western (film)

Ministry of Education

Ministry of Foreign Affairs
foreign office
Dept. of State

Nanbu county in Nanchong 南充 ( Nánchōng), Sichuan

local

inpatient department

Ministry of Foreign Affairs in Qing Dynasty

Ministry of Examination, Taiwan

Department of Transportation; (PRC) Ministry of Transport

Mahasanghika (branch of Buddhism)

Wenbu or Ombu village in Nyima county 尼瑪縣／尼玛县 ( Nímǎxiàn), Nagchu prefecture, central Tibet

Ministry of the Interior

cephalothorax

Ministry of Civil Affairs (MCA) of the PRC

blog (loanword) (Tw)

retail department
section of a retail store

Theravada school of Buddhism

Ministry of Agriculture
Department of Agriculture

Ministry of Human Resources and Social Security (PRC)
abbr. for 人力資源和社會保障部／人力资源和社会保障部

phloem

Hualinbu, Ming dynasty theatrical troupe in Nanjing

Ministry of Finance

Têwo or Diebu County in Gannan Tibetan Autonomous Prefecture 甘南藏族自治州 ( Gānnán Zàngzú Zìzhìzhōu), Gansu

Ministry of Industry and Information Technology (abbr)

propaganda department

Department of Trade
Department of Commerce

United Front Work Department of CCP Central Committee (UFWD)
abbr. for 統一戰線工作部／统一战线工作部 ( Tǒngyī Zhànxiàn Gōngzuòbù)

Zhōng Xuānbù

Publicity Department of the CCP (abbr. for 中國共產黨中央委員會宣傳部／中国共产党中央委员会宣传部 ( Zhōngguó Gòngchǎndǎng Zhōngyāng Wěiyuánhuì Xuānchuánbù))

midwest

club (the organisation or its premises) (loanword)
CL:個／个 (gè)

Ministry of Environmental Protection

Ministry of Internal Affairs

kiosk
snack counter
retail department or section inside a larger business

headquarters
military command center

warhead

Ministry of Justice (PRC etc)
Justice Department (USA etc)

Ministry of Supervision (MOS)

Ministry of Public Security

Ministry of Health

PRC Ministry of State Security
abbr. for 國家安全部／国家安全部 ( Guójiā'ānquánbù)

intranet

undergraduate course of study (Tw)

southeast part

Organization Department (abbr. for 中共中央組織部／中共中央组织部 ( Zhōng Gòng Zhōngyāng Zǔzhībù))

headquarters
command post

southwest part

Defense Department
Ministry of National Defense

Ministry of Railways (MOR), disbanded in 2013 with its regulatory functions taken over by the Ministry of Transport 交通運輸部／交通运输部 ( Jiāotōng Yùnshūbù)

ministerial level (e.g. negotiations)

Ministry of Civil Service, Taiwan

portion
part of
subset

lower abdomen

snack bar
buffet

pars perculairs

Gulf of Tonkin

Kasukabe, city in Saitama Prefecture, Japan

minister level conference

two shift system (in schools)

trilogy

tetralogy

spare part; component

political division
cadre department

Hǎibù Jùnshù

KAIFU Toshiki (1931-), Japanese politician, prime minister 1989-1991

shàngbànbùfèn

upper part; top half

wàibùliánjiē

external link

hùbùshàngshū

Minister of Revenue (from the Han dynasty onwards)

internal affairs

nèibùdòuzhēng

internal power struggle

bùzhǎnghuìyì

minister level conference

nángāoyīnbù

tenor part

Ministry of Nuclear Industry

wàijiāobùzhǎng

minister of foreign affairs

hǎibàobùduì

United States Navy SEALs

fùwàibùxìng

negative influence, effect that people's doings or behavior have on others (society)

local anesthesia

liǎnbùbiǎoqíng

facial expression

hǎiguānbùmén

customs section

wǔjǐngbùduì

People's Armed Police

lǐbùshàngshū

Director of Board of Rites (Confucian)

nèibùmáodùn

internal contradiction

nèizhèngbùzhǎng

Minister of the Interior

bǎo'ānbùduì

security forces

zhèngwàibùxìng

positive influence, effect that people's doings or behavior have on others (society)

miànbùbiǎoqíng

facial expression

rénshìbùmén

personnel office

hézhàndòubù

nuclear warhead

zǒngzhǐhuībù

general headquarters

Tiānlóng Bā Bù

Demigods and Semidevils, wuxia novel by Jin Yong 金庸 ( Jīn Yōng) and its TV and screen adaptations

zǔchéngbùfèn

part
component
ingredient
constituent

bùfengōngshí

part-time work

(idiom) to follow the prescribed order; to keep to the working routine

shēntǐbùfèn

body part

Nánshànbùzhōu

Jambudvipa

xíngzhèngbùmén

administrative department
administration
executive (government branch)

overwhelming majority

wǔzhuāngbùduì

armed forces

Zǒng Zhuāngbèibù

General Armaments Department (GAD)

Zǒngzhèngzhìbù

(military) General Political Department

dìmiànbùduì

ground troops

jiàoyùbùzhǎng

Minister of Education
Director of Education Department

jūnshìbùmén

military branch

tèzhǒngbùduì

(military) special forces

Zǒngcānmóubù

(military) General Staff Headquarters

fùbùjiǎotòng

abdominal cramping

guófángbùzhǎng

Defense secretary
Defense Minister

wàibùliànjiē

external link (on website)

local context

zǒngsīlìngbù

general headquarters

yīxiǎobùfèn

a small part; a small section

Zǒnghòuqínbù

(military) General Logistics Department

Dōngbù Shíjiān

Eastern Standard Time (EST)

cáizhèngbùzhǎng

minister of finance

júbùliánguànxìng

局部连贯性

[局部連貫性]

local coherence

bùzhǎngjíhuìyì

部长级会议

[部長級會議]

minister level conference

Měiguó Néngyuánbù

美国能源部

[美國能源部]

US Department of Energy (DOE)

kèhùfúwùbù

客户服务部

[客戶服務部]

customer service division

huàxuézhàndòubù

化学战斗部

[化學戰斗部]

chemical warhead

duìwàiliánluòbù

对外联络部

[對外聯絡部]

CCP central committee's external affairs department (i.e. Chinese communist party's foreign office)

júbùzuòyòngyù

局部作用域

[局部作用域]

(computing) local scope

Guótǔ Anquánbù

国土安全部

[國土安全部]

(US) Department of Homeland Security

bùshǒubiānpáifǎ

部首编排法

[部首編排法]

dictionary arrangement of Chinese characters under radicals

Gāokōng Jùlèbù

高空俱乐部

[高空俱樂部]

Mile High Club

Guótǔ Zīyuánbù

国土资源部

[國土資源部]

Ministry of Land and Resources (MLR), formed in 1998

Jiāotōng Yùnshūbù

交通运输部

[交通運輸部]

PRC Ministry of Transport (MOT)

Guójiā'ānquánbù

国家安全部

[國家安全部]

PRC Ministry of State Security

Zhōngyāng Xuānchuánbù

中央宣传部

[中央宣傳部]

Central Propaganda Department (abbr. for 中國共產黨中央委員會宣傳部／中国共产党中央委员会宣传部 ( Zhōngguó Gòngchǎndǎng Zhōngyāng Wěiyuánhuì Xuānchuánbù))

júbùmázuìjì

局部麻醉剂

[局部麻醉劑]

local anesthetic

yīnlízǐbùwèi

阴离子部位

[陰離子部位]

anionic site

Huánjìng Bǎohùbù

环境保护部

[環境保護部]

(PRC) Ministry of Environmental Protection (MEP)

Wǔ Qī Gànbù Xuéxiào

五七干部学校

[五七幹部學校]

May 7 Cadre School (farm where urban cadres had to undertake manual labor and study ideology during the Cultural Revolution) (abbr. to 五七幹校／五七干校 ( Wǔ Qī Gànxiào))

júbùliánjiéwǎngluò

局部连结网络

[局部連結網絡]

local connectionist network

rénmínnèibùmáodùn

人民内部矛盾

[人民內部矛盾]

internal contradiction among the people (pretext for a purge)

Wénhuàhé Lüyóubù

文化和旅游部

[文化和旅遊部]

(PRC) Ministry of Culture and Tourism

Nèizhèngbù Jǐngzhèngshǔ

内政部警政署

[內政部警政署]

National Police Agency (Tw)

Běi Sòngsìdàbùshū

北宋四大部书

[北宋四大部書]

Four great compilations of Northern Song dynasty, namely: Extensive records of the Taiping era (978) 太平廣記／太平广记, Imperial readings of the Taiping era 太平御覽／太平御览, Prime tortoise of the record bureau 冊府元龜／册府元龟, Finest blossoms in the garden of literature 文苑英華／文苑英华

Tǒngyī Zhànxiàn Gōngzuòbù

统一战线工作部

[統一戰線工作部]

United Front Work Department of CCP Central Committee (UFWD)

Zhōnggòng Zhōngyāng Xuānchuánbù

中共中央宣传部

[中共中央宣傳部]

Propaganda Department of the Central Committee of the Communist Party of China

qiánbùpícéngxiàsǔnshāng

前部皮层下损伤

[前部皮層下損傷]

anterior subcortical lesions

Kàngzhèn Jiùzāi Zhǐhuībù

抗震救灾指挥部

[抗震救災指揮部]

State Council Earthquake Relief Headquarters

Zhōng Gòng Zhōngyāng Zǔzhībù

中共中央组织部

[中共中央組織部]

Organization Department of the Communist Party of China Central Committee, which oversees appointments of Party members to official positions throughout China
abbr. to 中組部／中组部 ( Zhōngzǔbù)

Zhùfánghé Chéngxiāng Jiànshèbù

住房和城乡建设部

[住房和城鄉建設部]

Ministry of Housing and Urban-Rural Development of the PRC (MOHURD)
abbr. to 住建部 ( Zhù Jiànbù)

Duìwài Màoyì Jīngjì Hézuòbù

对外贸易经济合作部

[對外貿易經濟合作部]

Ministry of Foreign Trade and Economic Cooperation (MOFTEC)

Guójì Mǐlán Zúqiú Jùlèbù

国际米兰足球俱乐部

[國際米蘭足球俱樂部]

FC Internazionale Milano (football club)

zhōnggòngzhōngyāngjìwěijiānchábù

中共中央纪委监察部

[中共中央紀委監察部]

party discipline committee

Zhōngguó Rénmín Wǔzhuāng Jǐngchá Bùduì

中国人民武装警察部队

[中國人民武裝警察部隊]

Chinese People's Armed Police Force (PAP, aka CAPF)

zhèngquèchǔlǐrénmínnèibùmáodùn

正确处理人民内部矛盾

[正確處理人民內部矛盾]

On the correct handling of internal contradictions among the people, Mao Zedong's tract of 1957

Zhōngguó Gòngchǎndǎng Zhōngyāng Wěiyuánhuì Xuānchuánbù

中国共产党中央委员会宣传部

[中國共產黨中央委員會宣傳部]

Propaganda Department of the Communist Party of China

yībù'èrshísìshǐ,bùzhīcónghéshuōqǐ

一部二十四史，不知从何说起

[一部二十四史，不知從何說起]

It's a long and intricate story, I hardly know where to start.