三相 (sān xiāng) — three-phase (electrical)

Definition

noun
three-phase (electrical)

Examples

  • 三相。
    Zhè ge gōng chǎng shǐ yòng sān xiāng diàn lì xì tǒng.
    This factory uses a three-phase power system.
  • 三相。
    Ān zhuāng sān xiāng diàn jī xū yào zhuān yè diàn gōng.
    Installing a three-phase motor requires a professional electrician.
  • 三相380。
    Wǒ guó de sān xiāng diàn yā biāo zhǔn shì 380 fú.
    Our country's three-phase voltage standard is 380 volts.

Origin

Compound word
构词法gòucífǎ
偏正piānzhèngModifier + head

The first part narrows down the second: it says what kind of thing the head is.

三sānthree
相xiāngphase

三 means three and 相 means phase, so the word names a three-phase electrical system.

Characters in this word

An abstract idea shown by a mark or a diagram rather than by a picture of an object.

三 is drawn as three parallel strokes, like 一 with one stroke and 二 with two.

Open 三 →

Two or more meaningful parts placed together so that their meanings combine into a new one.

In 相, 目 is an eye and 木 is a tree, showing an eye looking at a tree; this originally meant “to observe.”

Open 相 →

Browse more HSK 7-9 words or search the full 43,000-word dictionary.