军用品 (jūn yòng pǐn) — military supplies and equipment; materiel

Definition

noun
military supplies and equipmentmateriel
Measure word · 件

Examples

  • 军用品。
    Zhè zhǒng jūn yòng pǐn de zhì liàng yāo qiú bǐ mín yòng chǎn pǐn gāo dé duō.
    The quality requirements for this type of military supplies are much higher than for civilian products.
  • 军用品。
    Zhèng fǔ yán gé kòng zhì jūn yòng pǐn de chū kǒu.
    The government strictly controls the export of military supplies.
  • 军用品。
    Zhè xiē jūn yòng pǐn shì zài mì mì gōng chǎng zhì zào de.
    These military supplies were manufactured in secret factories.

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.

军用military use
军jūnmilitary用yònguse
偏正Modifier + head
品pǐnarticles

军用, military use, and 品, articles, together mean items meant for military use.

Characters in this word

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

This origin belongs to the traditional form 軍; 军 is its simplified writing.

  • 車車jūcart; chariot
  • 勹勹bāoto surround

In the traditional form 軍, 車 shows the chariot sense, while the part now written 勹 is a sound part, not the 'surround' 勹. Simplified 军 is a later shorthand.

Open 军 →

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

用 was formed by adding a handle to an earlier form.

Open 用 →

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

品 repeats the same simple shape three times, representing various objects.

Open 品 →

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