氧气瓶 (yǎng qì píng) — oxygen cylinder, oxygen tank | TongTong Chinese Dictionary

Definition

noun

oxygen cylinderoxygen tank

Measure word · 个

Examples

氧气瓶。
Yī yuàn lǐ yǒu hěn duō yǎng qì píng.
There are many oxygen cylinders in the hospital.
氧气瓶。
Tā bēi zhe yí gè yǎng qì píng qù dēng shān.
He carries an oxygen cylinder to go mountain climbing.
氧气瓶。
Zhè ge yǎng qì píng lǐ de yǎng qì kuài yòng wán le.
The oxygen in this cylinder is almost used up.

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.

氧气oxygen

氧yǎngoxygen气qìgas

偏正Modifier + head

瓶píngcylinder

氧气 (oxygen gas) and 瓶 (cylinder) together mean a cylinder for oxygen.

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.

Meaning part形符xíngfú

气气qìgas

Sound part声符shēngfú

養

養yǎng氧yǎng

Same sound today

氧 pairs 气 (gas) with 養 (to nourish), and 養 gives the sound yǎng.

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

气qì氣qì

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.

并瓦瓶

Meaning part形符xíngfú

瓦瓦wǎearthenware

Sound part声符shēngfú

并

并bìng瓶píng

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

瓶 uses 瓦 to show an earthenware vessel and 并 for the sound. The original vessel had a long slender neck and narrow mouth.

Appears in

Medicine & Treatment

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