太空服 (tài kōng fú) — space suit | tongtong Chinese Dictionary

Definition

noun

space suit

Measure word · 件

太空服。
Yǔ háng yuán chuān shàng tài kōng fú hòu cái néng chū cāng.
Astronauts can only go out of the cabin after putting on a space suit.
太空服。
Zhè tào tài kōng fú de shè jì fēi cháng fù zá.
The design of this space suit is very complex.
太空服。
Tā men zài yuè qiú shàng chuān zhuó tài kōng fú xíng zǒu.
They walked on the moon wearing space suits.

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.

太空outer space

偏正Modifier + head

服fúclothing

太 “great”, 空 “sky/space”, and 服 “clothing” give clothing for outer space.

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.

太 is a modified form of 大, with an extra dot added to show 'too big'.

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

穴工空

Meaning part形符xíngfú

穴穴xuécave, hole

Sound part声符shēngfú

工

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

空 is built from 穴, a cave or hole, and 工, which gives the sound.

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

Sound part声符shēngfú

𠬝

𠬝𠬝服fú

The sound has drifted apartThe sound part was a clue two thousand years ago — it often still helps, but not always.

In 服, the part 𠬝 was the original picture for 'to subdue'; the added left part 凡, a tray, later changed shape.