助听器 (zhù tīng qì) — hearing aid | TongTong Chinese Dictionary

Definition

noun

hearing aid

Measure word · 个

助听器，。
Tā dài shàng zhù tīng qì zhī hòu, tīng dé qīng chǔ duō le.
After he put on the hearing aid, he could hear much more clearly.
助听器。
Zhè kuǎn zhù tīng qì néng zì dòng tiáo jié yīn liàng.
This hearing aid can automatically adjust the volume.
助听器。
Lǎo rén xū yào dìng qī jiǎn chá zhù tīng qì de gōng néng.
The elderly need to regularly check the function of their hearing aid.

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.

助听help hearing

动宾Verb + object

助听 means 'help hearing' and 器 means 'device', giving a device that helps hearing.

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.

且力助

Meaning part形符xíngfú

力力lìstrong arm

Sound part声符shēngfú

且

Close in sound todayThe sound part was a clue two thousand years ago — it often still helps, but not always.

助 pairs 力, a strong arm, with 且, which gives the sound; the meaning is help with strength.

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

This origin belongs to the traditional form 聽; 听 is its simplified writing.

The traditional form 聽 has 耳 (ear) and 口 (mouth), used for listening; the simplified 听 is a later shortened form unrelated to that picture.

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

The origin of 器 is uncertain; one traditional account reads the whole shape as a scene of guarding over four vessels.

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