僚机 (liáo jī) — wing plane (aircraft flying in support of a lea…

Definition

A military aviation term: the supporting aircraft (or pilot) that flies alongside and protects the lead plane (长机) in a formation.

noun

wing plane (aircraft flying in support of a lead plane)wingman (pilot flying in support of a lead pilot)

Measure word · 架

僚机。
Zhǎng jī yǔ liáo jī bǎo chí jǐn mì biān duì.
The lead plane and the wing plane maintain a tight formation.
僚机，。
Zuò wéi liáo jī, tā fù zé yǎn hù zhǎng jī.
As a wingman, he is responsible for covering the lead plane.
，僚机。
Zhè cì rèn wu zhōng, liáo jī fā huī le zhòng yào zuò yòng.
In this mission, the wingman played an important role.

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.

僚liáoassistant

僚 means assistant or wingman and 机 plane, together naming a supporting aircraft.

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

人人rénperson

Sound part声符shēngfú

尞

尞liáo僚liáo

Same sound today

僚 combines 人 (person) with 尞, which supplies the sound liáo.

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

木几机

Meaning part形符xíngfú

木木mùtree; wood

Sound part声符shēngfú

几

Same sound today

The left part is 木 (tree; wood), and the right part 几 gives the sound.

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