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收款机 (shōu kuǎn jī) — cash register

Definition

noun
cash register
Measure word · 台

Examples

  • 收款机。
    Chāo shì lǐ yǒu yì tái shōu kuǎn jī.
    There is a cash register in the supermarket.
  • 收款机。
    Shōu yín yuán zhèng zài yòng shōu kuǎn jī shōu kuǎn.
    The cashier is using the cash register to collect payment.
  • 收款机，。
    Zhè tái shōu kuǎn jī chū le wèn tí, xū yào xiū yí xià.
    This cash register has a problem and needs to be repaired.

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.

收款receive money
收shōureceive款kuǎnmoney
动宾Verb + object
机jīmachine

收款 'receive money' and 机 'machine' combine to mean a cash register.

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.

Meaning part形符xíngfú
攴攴pū
Sound part声符shēngfú
丩
丩jiū收shōu
The sound has drifted apartThe sound part was a clue two thousand years ago — it often still helps, but not always.

收 uses 攴 to show an action and 丩 as a sound clue; the old meaning was 'to arrest.'

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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
欠欠qiànlacking, desire
Sound part声符shēngfú
柰
柰nài款kuǎn
The sound has drifted apartThe sound part was a clue two thousand years ago — it often still helps, but not always.

款 pairs 柰, a sound hint, with 欠, a part about lacking or desire.

Open 款 →

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
木木mùtree; wood
Sound part声符shēngfú
几
几jǐ机jī
Same sound today

The left part is 木 (tree; wood), and the right part 几 gives the sound.

Open 机 →
Appears in
Shopping & Errands

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