军需品 (jūn xū pǐn) — military supplies, military stores

Definition

noun

military suppliesmilitary stores

Examples

，军需品。
Zhàn zhēng qī jiān, guó jiā xū yào dà liàng jūn xū pǐn.
During the war, the country needed a large amount of military supplies.
军需品。
Zhè xiē jūn xū pǐn bì xū jí shí sòng dào qián xiàn.
These military supplies must be delivered to the front line on time.
军需品。
Cāng kù lǐ duī mǎn le gè zhǒng jūn xū pǐn.
The warehouse is piled with various military supplies.

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.

军需army needs

军jūnarmy需xūneed

偏正Modifier + head

品pǐngoods

军需 denotes army needs and 品 denotes goods, giving military supplies.

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 →

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