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劫机犯 (jié jī fàn) — hijacker

Definition

noun
hijacker
Measure word · 个

Examples

  • 劫机犯。
    Nà ge jié jī fàn yǐ jīng bèi jǐng fāng dài bǔ le.
    That hijacker has already been arrested by the police.
  • 劫机犯。
    Fǎ yuàn pàn chǔ zhè míng jié jī fàn zhōng shēn jiān jìn.
    The court sentenced this hijacker to life imprisonment.
  • 劫机犯。
    Jǐng fāng zhèng zài zhuī bǔ yì míng jié jī fàn.
    The police are pursuing a hijacker.

Origin

Derived word
构词法gòucífǎ
后缀hòuzhuìSuffix

A fixed syllable at the end that turns the word into a noun, a person, a place or the like.

劫机hijack
劫jiéseize机jīplane
动宾Verb + object
犯fànoffender

劫机 “seize a plane” and 犯 “offender” together denote a person who hijacks an aircraft.

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lìpower, force
Sound part声符shēngfú
去
去qù劫jié
The sound has drifted apartThe sound part was a clue two thousand years ago — it often still helps, but not always.

劫 pairs 去, which gives the sound, with 力, meaning power or force.

Open 劫 →

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
木木mùtree; wood
Sound part声符shēngfú
几
几jǐ机jī
Same sound today

The left part is 木 (tree; wood), and the right part 几 gives the sound.

Open 机 →

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
犬犬quǎn
Sound part声符shēngfú
𢎘
𢎘𢎘犯fàn
The sound has drifted apartThe sound part was a clue two thousand years ago — it often still helps, but not always.

犯 combines 犬 and 𢎘: 犬 gives the meaning, and 𢎘 gives the sound.

Open 犯 →
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Air TravelCrime & Police

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