果汁机 (guǒ zhī jī) — juicer; blender

Definition

noun
juicerblender
Measure word · 台

Examples

  • 果汁机。
    Wǒ yòng guǒ zhī jī zuò guǒ zhī.
    I use the juicer to make juice.
  • 果汁机。
    Wǒ mǎi le yí gè xīn de guǒ zhī jī.
    I bought a new juicer.
  • 果汁机。
    Yòng wán hòu yào xǐ guǒ zhī jī.
    Wash the blender after use.

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.

果汁fruit juice
果guǒfruit汁zhījuice
偏正Modifier + head
机jīmachine

“果汁” (fruit juice) and “机” (machine) make a machine for fruit juice.

Characters in this word

A drawing of the thing itself, worn down over three thousand years into a few strokes.

果 originally drew fruits hanging on a tree.

Open 果 →

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
氵Written in full as水shuǐwater
Sound part声符shēngfú
十
十shí汁zhī(r)
Close in sound todayThe sound part was a clue two thousand years ago — it often still helps, but not always.

汁 has 氵, a form of 水, on the left and 十 on the right. The water part shows it is about a liquid, and 十 gives the sound.

Open 汁 →

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.

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