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    Using 署 (shǔ) to refer to an agency or department

    Topic & Focus

    Structure

    Organization Name + 署

    Explanation

    署 (shǔ) means "agency," "bureau," or "department" and is used as a suffix in the names of government organizations. It indicates an official administrative body responsible for a specific area.

    Examples

    • 国家环境保护署发布了新的排放标准。

      guójiā huánjìng bǎohù shǔ fābù le xīn de páifàng biāozhǔn.

      The National Environmental Protection Agency issued new emission standards.

    • 海关署最近加强了进口商品的检查。

      hǎiguān shǔ zuìjìn jiāqiáng le jìnkǒu shāngpǐn de jiǎnchá.

      The customs agency has recently strengthened inspections of imported goods.

    • 他在税务署工作了将近二十年。

      tā zài shuìwù shǔ gōngzuò le jiāngjìn èrshí nián.

      He has worked at the tax bureau for nearly twenty years.

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