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低空 (dī kōng) — low altitude; low level (of flight, operations, etc.)

Definition

noun
low altitudelow level (of flight, operations, etc.)

Examples

  • 低空。
    Fēi jī zài dī kōng fēi xíng.
    The plane is flying at low altitude.
  • 低空。
    Zhè zhǒng wú rén jī shì hé dī kōng zuò yè.
    This type of drone is suitable for low-altitude operations.
  • 低空。
    dī kōng Jīng jì zhèng zài kuài sù fā zhǎn.
    The low-altitude economy is developing rapidly.

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.

低dīlow
空kōngair

低 is low and 空 is air or sky, together giving low altitude.

Characters in this word

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
亻Written in full as人rénman, person
Sound part声符shēngfú
氐
氐dī低dī
Same sound today

In 低, the left side 亻 is a person, and the right side 氐 gives the sound; the image is a person lowering or bowing themselves.

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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
穴穴xuécave, hole
Sound part声符shēngfú
工
工gōng空kōng
Close in sound todayThe sound part was a clue two thousand years ago — it often still helps, but not always.

空 is built from 穴, a cave or hole, and 工, which gives the sound.

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