交配 (jiāo pèi) — (noun) mating, copulation; (verb) to mate, to c…

Definition

noun

matingcopulation

verb

to mateto copulate

交配。
Zhè zhǒng niǎo měi nián chūn tiān dōu huì jìn xíng jiāo pèi.
This species of bird mates every spring.
交配。
Kē xué jiā zhèng zài yán jiū dà xiàng de jiāo pèi xíng wéi.
Scientists are studying the mating behavior of elephants.
交配，。
jiāo pèi Jì jié yí dào, xióng xìng dòng wù huì hù xiāng jìng zhēng.
Once the mating season arrives, male animals will compete with each other.

Compound word

构词法gòucífǎ

联合liánhéCoordinate

Two parts of equal weight, alike or opposite in meaning, standing side by side.

The 交 and 配 both give the idea of mating or pairing, together naming copulation.

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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.

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

配 is formed by putting 酉, an alcohol vessel, next to 卩, a kneeling person. The reference gives these two parts, but not the reason they combine.

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