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前列腺 (qián liè xiàn) — prostate gland

Definition

noun
prostate gland

Examples

  • 前列腺。
    Yī shēng jiǎn chá le tā de qián liè xiàn.
    The doctor examined his prostate.
  • 前列腺。
    qián liè xiàn Shì nán xìng shēng zhí xì tǒng de yí bù fen.
    The prostate is part of the male reproductive system.
  • ，前列腺。
    Suí zhe nián líng zēng zhǎng, qián liè xiàn kě néng huì biàn dà.
    As you age, the prostate may enlarge.

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.

前列front row
前qiánfront列lièrow
偏正Modifier + head
腺xiàngland

前列腺 puts 前 'front' and 列 'row' together before 腺 'gland' to name the gland in the front row.

Characters in this word

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

In the older form of 前, 止 (foot) and 舟 (boat) showed a foot on a boat moving forward; in the current 前 those parts are shortened.

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

列 combines 歹, drawn as skeletal remains, and 刀, a knife, to depict tearing apart.

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No reliable origin is recorded for this character.

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