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喷气式 (pèn qì shì) — jet-propelled, jet (attributive); (historical, attributive) of or related to the 'jet-style' public humiliation during the Cultural Revolution

Definition

Adjective used attributively: 'jet-propelled' (typically before aircraft, engines, etc.). In Cultural Revolution history it named a form of public struggle session, but that sense is rare and context-specific.

adjective
jet-propelledjet (attributive)(historical, attributive) of or related to the 'jet-style' public humiliation during the Cultural Revolution

Examples

  • 喷气式。
    Zhè jià pèn qì shì fēi jī shì kōng jūn zuì xīn xíng hào.
    This jet aircraft is the latest model of the air force.
  • 喷气式。
    pèn qì shì Fā dòng jī bǐ luó xuán jiǎng fā dòng jī kuài hěn duō.
    Jet engines are much faster than propeller engines.
  • ，“喷气式”。
    Nà duàn lì shǐ zhōng, hěn duō rén bèi pò jiē shòu "pèn qì shì" shì de pī dòu.
    In that period of history, many people were forced to endure 'jet-style' criticism sessions.

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.

喷气spray gas
喷pēnspray气qìgas
动宾Verb + object
式shìstyle

喷气 (spray gas) and 式 (style) mean jet-propelled.

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.

This origin belongs to the traditional form 噴; 喷 is its simplified writing.

Meaning part形符xíngfú
口口kǒumouth
Sound part声符shēngfú
賁
賁bì噴pēn
Close in sound todayThe sound part was a clue two thousand years ago — it often still helps, but not always.

The traditional form 噴 pairs 口, mouth, with 賁 for the sound; the simplified 喷 is a later shorthand.

Open 喷 →

Most characters — around four in five — are built this way: one part hints at the meaning, the other at the pronunciation.

This origin belongs to the traditional form 氣; 气 is its simplified writing.

Meaning part形符xíngfú
米米mǐrice
Sound part声符shēngfú
气
气qì氣qì
Same sound today

The traditional form 氣 pairs 米 (rice) with 气, which supplies the sound; the simplified 气 is a later abbreviation.

Open 气 →

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
工工gōngwork
Sound part声符shēngfú
弋
弋yì式shì
The sound has drifted apartThe sound part was a clue two thousand years ago — it often still helps, but not always.

式 pairs 工, meaning work, with 弋, which gives the sound.

Open 式 →
Appears in
Vehicles

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