汁液 (zhī yè) — juice | TongTong Chinese Dictionary

Definition

Literacy/formal word for the liquid (juice, sap) inside fruit, vegetables, or plants. More technical and written than the everyday 果汁; the example's third sentence specifically uses it for plant sap.

noun

juice

Examples

汁液。
Zhè zhǒng shuǐ guǒ de zhī yè fēi cháng tián měi.
The juice of this fruit is very sweet.
。
Tā bǎ níng méng zhī yè jǐ dào bēi zi lǐ.
He squeezed the lemon juice into the glass.
汁液。
Zhí wù cóng tǔ rǎng zhōng xī shōu shuǐ fèn hé zhī yè.
Plants absorb water and juice from the soil.

Origin

Compound word

构词法gòucífǎ

联合liánhéCoordinate

Two parts of equal weight, alike or opposite in meaning, standing side by side.

液yèliquid

汁 and 液 both refer to liquid, giving juice.

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.

氵十汁

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.

Most characters — around four in five — are built this way: one part hints at the meaning, the other at the pronunciation.

氵夜液

Meaning part形符xíngfú

氵Written in full as水shuǐwater

Sound part声符shēngfú

夜

夜yè液yè

Same sound today

The left side 氵 is water, and the right side 夜 gives the sound; together they form 液, a liquid, like water.

Appears in

Food (General)Materials & Substances

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