下属
xiàshǔ
subordinate; staff member
Characters in this word
属 shǔ
- Strokes
- 12
- Radical
- 尸 — body, corpse
- Made of
- 尸 body, corpse 禹 legendary Hsia dynasty founder
- How it's built
- Phono-semantic — one part hints at the meaning, another at the sound
Example phrases
- 领导若不了解下属的实际压力，就很难作出合理安排。 Lǐngdǎo ruò bù liǎojiě xiàshǔ de shíjì yālì, jiù hěn nán zuòchū hélǐ ānpái. If a leader does not understand the actual pressure on subordinates, it is hard to make reasonable arrangements.
- 经理经常和下属一起讨论新的工作方案。 Jīnglǐ jīngcháng hé xiàshǔ yìqǐ tǎolùn xīn de gōngzuò fāng'àn. The manager often discusses new work plans together with his subordinates.
- 下属提出的建议得到了老板的重视。 Xiàshǔ tíchū de jiànyì dédàole lǎobǎn de zhòngshì. The suggestion made by the subordinate was taken seriously by the boss.
Related words
- 楼下 lóuxià downstairs
- 下 xià down, below; to go down; to finish (work or class)
- 下班 xiàbān to finish work
- 下边 xiàbian below, underneath
- 下车 xiàchē to get off (a bus or car)
- 下次 xiàcì next time
- 下课 xiàkè to finish class
- 下午 xiàwǔ afternoon
- 下雨 xiàyǔ to rain
- 一下儿 yíxiàr a bit, briefly (after a verb)
- 坐下 zuòxia to sit down
- 放下 fàngxia to put down