双座 (shuāng zuò) — two-seater (of a vehicle or aircraft)

Definition

noun
two-seater (of a vehicle or aircraft)
Measure word · 辆

Examples

  • 双座。
    Zhè shì yí jià shuāng zuò zhàn dòu jī.
    This is a two-seater fighter jet.
  • 双座。
    Tā mǎi le yí liàng shuāng zuò pǎo chē.
    He bought a two-seater sports car.
  • 双座。
    shuāng zuò Fēi jī de jià shǐ yuán hé fù jià shǐ zuò zài yì qǐ.
    In a two-seater aircraft, the pilot and co-pilot sit together.

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.

双shuāngtwo
座zuòseat

“双” (two) and “座” (seat) combine to describe a vehicle or aircraft with two seats.

Characters in this word

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

双 is made of two 又 parts side by side. Repeating 又 gives the sense of a pair.

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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
广广guǎnghouse on cliff
Sound part声符shēngfú
坐
坐zuò座zuò
Same sound today

座 pairs 广, a house on a cliff, with 坐 to give the sound.

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