附属 fùshǔ subsidiary
subsidiary; auxiliary; attached; affiliated; subordinate; subordinating
怎么记住“附属”: 附 near to + 属 class = subsidiary.
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用法
- Attached to and subordinate to a larger entity - 附属医院 (fùshǔ yīyuàn) an affiliated hospital; 附属品 an accessory/appendage.
- Common with institutions (大学附属中学, a university-affiliated middle school) and dependent parts.
- Implies subordination and dependence, unlike an equal partner; pairs with 隶属 (lìshǔ, to be under the jurisdiction of).