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归口

Word · VerbTraditional歸口

categorize management; return to one's original profession

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Meanings

2 senses · 6 examples
1.

verb

to categorize and assign to the relevant department

formal

A term used in organizational or administrative contexts to refer to the process of sorting matters, funds, or personnel into the appropriate specialized department for management.

Zhuān专
xiàng项
zī资
jīn金
bì必
xū须
guī归
kǒu口
guǎn管
lǐ理
 ,
què确
bǎo保
zhuān专
kuǎn款
zhuān专
yòng用
 。

Special funds must be managed by the relevant department to ensure they are used for their designated purpose.

Gōng公
sī司
chóng重
zǔ组
hòu后
 ,
suǒ所
yǒu有
xiàng项
mù目
dōu都
jìn进
xíng行
le了
guī归
kǒu口
 。

After the company restructuring, all projects were categorized and assigned to the relevant departments.

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Zhè这
xiàng项
zhèng政
cè策
de的
zhí执
xíng行
yóu由
fā发
gǎi改
wěi委
guī归
kǒu口
fù负
zé责
 。

The implementation of this policy falls under the purview of the National Development and Reform Commission.

2.

verb

to return to one's original profession or specialty

Often used to describe a person, especially after a period of being assigned to other work (e.g., during political campaigns like the Cultural Revolution), returning to the field they were originally trained in.

Tā他
xià下
fàng放
dào到
nóng农
cūn村
shí十
nián年
 ,
guī归
kǒu口
yǐ以
hòu后
gǎn感
dào到
zhuān专
yè业
huāng荒
shū疏
le了
xǔ许
duō多
 。

After being sent down to the countryside for ten years, he felt his professional skills had grown rusty upon returning to his original field.

Xǔ许
duō多
zhī知
qīng青
zài在
zhèng政
cè策
tiáo调
zhěng整
hòu后
dé得
yǐ以
guī归
kǒu口
 ,
jì继
xù续
cóng从
shì事
jiào教
yù育
gōng工
zuò作
 。

Many educated youth were able to return to their original professions after policy adjustments and continued working in education.

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Zhè这
wèi位
gōng工
chéng程
shī师
zhōng终
yú于
guī归
kǒu口
 ,
huí回
dào到
le了
tā他
rè热
ài爱
de的
yán研
fā发
bù部
mén门
 。

This engineer finally returned to his original specialty, going back to the R&D department he loved.