功放 (gōng fàng) — power amplifier (abbreviation for 功率放大器)

Definition

Short for 功率放大器 ('power amplifier') — the device in an audio system that boosts the signal to drive speakers. A technical term, mostly used in audio/hi-fi contexts.

noun
power amplifier (abbreviation for 功率放大器)
Measure word · 台
Easily confused

Examples

  • 功放，。
    Wǒ mǎi le yì tái xīn gōng fàng, shēng yīn xiào guǒ hǎo le hěn duō.
    I bought a new power amplifier, and the sound quality improved a lot.
  • 功放，。
    Zhè ge gōng fàng de gōng lǜ hěn dà, shì hé dà fáng jiān shǐ yòng.
    This power amplifier has high power, suitable for large rooms.
  • 功放，。
    Yīn xiǎng xì tǒng lǐ gōng fàng hěn zhòng yào, bù néng mǎi tài pián yi de.
    The power amplifier is very important in an audio system; you shouldn't buy one that's too cheap.

Origin

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
力力lìstrength
Sound part声符shēngfú
工
工gōng功gōng
Same sound today

功 puts 力 (strength) beside 工, which gives the sound gōng and means labour or work.

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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.

Meaning part形符xíngfú
攵Written in full as攴pūhand, action
Sound part声符shēngfú
方
方fāng放fàng
Same sound today

放 uses 方 for its sound and 攵, a hand/action part, to mark an action of release.

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