气象台 (qì xiàng tái) — weather station; meteorological observatory

Definition

noun

weather stationmeteorological observatory

Measure word · 个

气象台。
Míng tiān de tiān qì yù bào shì qì xiàng tái fā bù de.
Tomorrow's weather forecast was issued by the weather station.
气象台，。
qì xiàng tái Tí xǐng dà jiā míng tiān yǒu dà yǔ, chū mén dài sǎn.
The meteorological observatory reminds everyone that there will be heavy rain tomorrow, so bring an umbrella when you go out.
气象台，。
Tā zài qì xiàng tái gōng zuò, měi tiān fēn xī tiān qì shù jù.
He works at the weather station and analyzes weather data every day.

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.

气象weather

偏正Modifier + head

气象 (air phenomena) narrows 台 (station) to a place for observing weather.

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.

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

象 is drawn as an elephant, with a long trunk, a head, and a big body.

Two or more meaningful parts placed together so that their meanings combine into a new one.

This origin belongs to the traditional form 臺; 台 is its simplified writing.

The simplified 台 stands for more than one traditional character. In most words (窗台, 电视台) it is 臺; in others (台灯, 台球) (台风) it is 檯 or 台 or 颱.

The traditional form 臺 is the 喬 + 室 form; earlier versions combined a sound part with 室, and an old reading saw it as a watch tower.