机翼 (jī yì) — wing (of an aircraft) | TongTong Chinese Dictionary

Definition

noun

wing (of an aircraft)

Measure word · 个

Examples

机翼。
Fēi jī de jī yì hěn zhòng yào.
The wings of an airplane are very important.
机翼。
jī yì De shè jì yǐng xiǎng fēi xíng de wěn dìng xìng.
The design of the wings affects the stability of flight.
机翼。
Tā men zhèng zài jiǎn chá jī yì.
They are inspecting the wings.

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.

机jīaircraft

机 'aircraft' narrows 翼 'wing' to the wing of an aircraft.

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.

木几机

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.

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

羽異翼

Meaning part形符xíngfú

Sound part声符shēngfú

異

異yì翼yì

Same sound today

翼 combines 羽 (feathers/wings) with 異, which supplies the sound.

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