be subordinate to; be under the jurisdiction of
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Meanings
1 sense · 4 examplesverb
be subordinate to; be affiliated with; belong to
formalUsed formally to describe administrative, organizational, or legal subordination. The subject (what is subordinate) usually precedes the object (what it is subordinate to) with a structure like 'A 隶属 B'.
Zhí直
xiá辖
shì市
zhí直
jiē接
lì隶
shǔ属
Guó国
wù务
yuàn院
。
Municipalities directly under the central government are directly subordinate to the State Council.
Zhè这
ge个
yán研
jiū究
suǒ所
lì隶
shǔ属
yú于
Zhōng中
guó国
Kē科
xué学
yuàn院
。
This research institute is affiliated with the Chinese Academy of Sciences.
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Lì历
shǐ史
shàng上
，
gāi该
dì地
qū区
céng曾
cháng长
qī期
lì隶
shǔ属
nà那
ge个
wáng王
guó国
。
Historically, this region belonged to that kingdom for a long time.
Gōng公
sī司
de的
hǎi海
wài外
fēn分
gōng公
sī司
dōu都
lì隶
shǔ属
zǒng总
bù部
guǎn管
lǐ理
。
The company's overseas branches are all under the management of the headquarters.