样机 (yàng jī) — prototype (of a machine or device); sample machine

Definition

noun
prototype (of a machine or device)sample machine
Measure word · 台

Examples

  • 样机。
    Gōng chéng shī zhèng zài cè shì xīn yàng jī.
    The engineer is testing the new prototype.
  • 样机。
    Zhè tái yàng jī hái xū yào gǎi jìn.
    This sample machine still needs improvement.
  • 样机。
    Gōng sī zhǎn shì le sān kuǎn yàng jī.
    The company displayed three prototypes.

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.

样yàngsample/model
机jīmachine

“样” (sample/model) specifies the kind of “机” (machine), giving a prototype or sample machine.

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 樣; 样 is its simplified writing.

Meaning part形符xíngfú
木木mùwood
Sound part声符shēngfú
羕
羕yàng樣yàng
Same sound today

For 样, the traditional form 樣 pairs 木 (wood) with 羕 as a sound part.

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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
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 →

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