术语 (shù yǔ) — technical term; terminology

Definition

noun

technical termterminology

术语。
Zhè ge shù yǔ zài yī xué lǐ hěn cháng yòng.
This term is very commonly used in medicine.
术语。
Xué xí zhuān yè kè chéng shí yào jì zhù měi gè shù yǔ.
When studying professional courses, you need to remember every technical term.
术语。
Guó jì huì yì zhōng shǐ yòng le dà liàng fǎ lǜ shù yǔ.
A large number of legal terms were used at the international conference.

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.

术shùtechnique

语yǔword/language

术 names a field of technique, 语 names a word, giving the sense of a technical word.

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 術; 术 is its simplified writing.

Meaning part形符xíngfú

行行xíngstreet, path

Sound part声符shēngfú

朮

朮zhú術shù

Same sound today

The traditional form 術 has 行 (street, path) beside 朮, which gives the sound; the simplified 术 is a later shorthand.

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 語; 语 is its simplified writing.

言吾語

Meaning part形符xíngfú

Sound part声符shēngfú

吾

Same sound today

The form 語 pairs 言 (speech) with 吾, which gives the sound; this note is about 語, not 语.

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