国标 (guó biāo) — national standard (abbreviation for 国家标准) | TongTong Chinese Dictionary

Definition

noun

national standard (abbreviation for 国家标准)

Measure word · 个

Examples

国标。
Zhè ge chǎn pǐn fú hé guó biāo yāo qiú.
This product meets the national standard requirements.
国标。
guó biāo Duì shí pǐn tiān jiā jì yǒu míng què guī dìng.
The national standard has clear regulations on food additives.
国标。
Suǒ yǒu chū kǒu shāng pǐn dōu bì xū tōng guò guó biāo rèn zhèng.
All exported goods must pass the national standard certification.

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.

国guócountry

标biāostandard

“国” country and “标” standard together mean a national standard.

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 國; 国 is its simplified writing.

囗或國

Meaning part形符xíngfú

囗囗wéiclosure

Sound part声符shēngfú

或

或huò國guó

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

The traditional form 國 uses 囗 to show closure and 或 to give the sound.

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 標; 标 is its simplified writing.

木票標

Meaning part形符xíngfú

Sound part声符shēngfú

票

票piào標biāo

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

The traditional form 標 pairs 木 with 票, and 票 gives the sound; the simplified 标 is the modern form of that traditional character.

Appears in

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