交互式 (jiāo hù shì) — interactive

Definition

adjective
interactive

Examples

  • 交互式。
    Zhè kuǎn jiāo hù shì ruǎn jiàn yòng qǐ lái hěn fāng biàn.
    This interactive software is very convenient to use.
  • 交互式。
    Xué shēng kě yǐ tōng guò jiāo hù shì xué xí píng tái tí wèn.
    Students can ask questions through the interactive learning platform.
  • 交互式。
    Wǒ men xū yào yí gè jiāo hù shì de yǎn shì xì tǒng.
    We need an interactive demonstration system.

Origin

Derived word
构词法gòucífǎ
后缀hòuzhuìSuffix

A fixed syllable at the end that turns the word into a noun, a person, a place or the like.

交互mutual exchange
交jiāoexchange互hùmutual
联合Side by side
式shìstyle

交互 mutual exchange and 式 style together describe something that responds interactively.

Characters in this word

A drawing of the thing itself, worn down over three thousand years into a few strokes.

交 originally drew a human with crossed legs. In the modern shape, the upper part resembles a standing person.

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

The form 互 is a tooth shape with a distinguishing mark added.

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Most characters — around four in five — are built this way: one part hints at the meaning, the other at the pronunciation.

Meaning part形符xíngfú
工工gōngwork
Sound part声符shēngfú
弋
弋yì式shì
The sound has drifted apartThe sound part was a clue two thousand years ago — it often still helps, but not always.

式 pairs 工, meaning work, with 弋, which gives the sound.

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