控制塔 (kòng zhì da) — control tower | TongTong Chinese Dictionary

Definition

noun

control tower

Measure word · 座

Examples

，控制塔。
Fēi jī qǐ fēi qián, kòng zhì da huì yǔ jī zhǎng gōu tōng.
Before takeoff, the control tower will communicate with the captain.
控制塔。
Cóng kòng zhì da kě yǐ kàn dào pǎo dào shàng de suǒ yǒu fēi jī.
From the control tower you can see all the planes on the runway.
控制塔，。
kòng zhì da De gōng zuò fēi cháng guān jiàn, bù néng yǒu rèn hé shī wù.
The work of the control tower is very critical; there cannot be any mistakes.

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.

控制control

控kòngcontrol制zhìregulate

联合Coordinate

控 and 制 both express control, and 塔 names the tower.

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.

扌空控

Meaning part形符xíngfú

扌Written in full as手shǒu

Sound part声符shēngfú

空

空kōng控kòng

Same sound today

The left part is 手 written as 扌, showing a hand; the right part 空 gives the sound.

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

朱朱zhūtree
刀刀dāoknife

The form 制 pairs 朱 (tree) with 刀 (knife), showing the act of cutting a tree.

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

土荅塔

Meaning part形符xíngfú

Sound part声符shēngfú

荅

荅dá塔tǎ

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

塔 shows 土 (earth) for the meaning and 荅 (dá) for the sound.

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