气体 (qì tǐ) — gas (gaseous substance) | TongTong Chinese Dictionary

Definition

The general scientific/chemistry word for 'gas' (any gaseous substance). 空气 is the specific air around us; 燃气 and 煤气 are gases used as fuel.

noun

gas (gaseous substance)

Measure word · 种

气体。
Shuǐ zài gāo wēn xià huì biàn chéng qì tǐ.
Water turns into gas at high temperature.
气体。
Qì chē pái fàng de qì tǐ duì kōng qì yǒu wū rǎn.
The gas emitted by cars pollutes the air.
气体。
Kē xué jiā yán jiū le yì zhǒng xīn xíng qì tǐ.
Scientists have developed a new type of gas.

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.

体tǐbody/substance

气 (gas) plus 体 (body/substance) names a gaseous substance.

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 氣; 气 is its simplified writing.

气米氣

Meaning part形符xíngfú

米米mǐrice

Sound part声符shēngfú

气

Same sound today

The traditional form 氣 pairs 米 (rice) with 气, which supplies the sound; the simplified 气 is a later abbreviation.

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 體; 体 is its simplified writing.

骨豊體

Meaning part形符xíngfú

骨骨gǔbone

Sound part声符shēngfú

豊

豊lǐ體tǐ

Close in sound todayThe sound part was a clue two thousand years ago — it often still helps, but not always.

The traditional form 體 pairs 骨 (bone) with 豊 as a sound part; this note is about 體, not about the parts of 体.

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