寄生物 (jì shēng wù) — parasite (parasitic animal or organism) | tongtong Chinese Dictionary

Definition

noun

parasite (parasitic animal or organism)

Measure word · 个

Examples

寄生物。
Zhè zhǒng jì shēng wù huì jì jū zài sù zhǔ de cháng dào nèi.
This kind of parasite lives in the host's intestines.
寄生物。
Kē xué jiā fā xiàn le yì zhǒng xīn de jì shēng wù.
Scientists have discovered a new parasite.
寄生物。
jì shēng wù Duì sù zhǔ de jiàn kāng yǒu hěn dà wēi hài.
Parasites pose great harm to the host's health.

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.

寄生parasitic life

寄jìattach生shēnglive

偏正Modifier + head

物wùorganism

寄 and 生 together suggest parasitic life, and 物 names an organism.

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.

宀奇寄

Meaning part形符xíngfú

宀宀miánhouse

Sound part声符shēngfú

奇

奇qí寄jì

Same sound today

The 宀 part shows a roof, and 奇 gives the sound. Together they point to staying or lodging away from home.

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

屮屮chèbud
一一yīground

生 shows 屮 (a bud) above 一 (the ground), drawing a sprout coming up from the earth.

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

牛勿物

Meaning part形符xíngfú

Sound part声符shēngfú

勿

勿wù物wù

Same sound today

物 puts 牛 beside 勿: 牛 gives the meaning, and 勿 gives the sound.

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