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🇨🇳Chinese Source WordCode: ZH

分包

Pronunciation / Transliteration: fēnbāo

🇬🇧 Direct English Meaning:
Subcontracting/ˈsʌbˌkɹæktɪŋ/
nounverbCEFR C1 (Advanced)Top #4500 frequency
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🇨🇳 Example Sentence in Chinese:

"总承包商将部分工程进行了分包。"

Comprehensive Definitions & Senses

2 senses
As noun
  1. 1

    The practice of assigning a part of an obligation, project, or contract to an outside third party.

    "The main contractor relied heavily on subcontracting to complete the electrical and plumbing work."
  2. 2

    A system or arrangement whereby a contractor hires independent companies or individuals to perform specific tasks.

    "Strict regulations were introduced to monitor safety standards within the subcontracting chain."
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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology

Derived from the prefix sub- (meaning 'under' or 'below') combined with contract, originating from Latin contractus ('drawn together, agreement'). The term evolved in modern business and industrial economies to describe the practice of assigning part of an obligation or project to an outside party.

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