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🇨🇳Chinese Source WordCode: ZH

物流

Pronunciation / Transliteration: wùliú

🇬🇧 Direct English Meaning:
Logistics/ləˈdʒɪs.tɪks/
nounCEFR C1 (Advanced)Top #2450 frequency
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🇨🇳 Example Sentence in Chinese:

"这家公司拥有高效的物流网络。"

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1 sense
As noun
  1. 1

    The detailed coordination of a complex operation involving many people, facilities, or supplies.

    "The logistics of organizing a global summit require months of careful planning."
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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology

Derived from the French word 'logistique', which originates from the Greek 'logistikos', meaning 'skilled in calculating' or 'pertaining to arithmetic'. Historically associated with military administration and the housing and supplying of troops, the term evolved in the mid-20th century to encompass the detailed organization and implementation of complex operations, supply chains, and commercial transport.

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