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军用 (jūn yòng) — (attr.) for military use; military

Definition

adjective
(attr.) for military usemilitary

Examples

  • 军用。
    Nà shì yí jià jūn yòng fēi jī.
    That is a military aircraft.
  • 军用。
    Zhè xiē jūn yòng chē shì jūn duì de.
    These military vehicles belong to the army.
  • 军用。
    Tā chuān zhuó jūn yòng yī fu qù shàng bān.
    He wore a military uniform to work.

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jūnmilitary
用yònguse

军 specifies military, 用 means use, together meaning 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.

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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.

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

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Appears in
Military & Defense

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