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汽艇 (qì tǐng) — motorboat

Definition

noun
motorboat
Measure word · 艘

Examples

  • 汽艇。
    Wǒ men zū le yì sōu qì tǐng zài hú shàng yóu wán.
    We rented a motorboat for a ride on the lake.
  • 汽艇，。
    qì tǐng De sù dù hěn kuài, yí huì r jiù dào le duì àn.
    The motorboat is very fast, and we reached the other shore in a moment.
  • 汽艇。
    Tā zài gǎng kǒu xiū lǐ nà sōu jiù qì tǐng.
    He is repairing the old motorboat at the harbor.

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.

汽qìsteam/motor
艇tǐngboat

The power or steam of 汽 combines with 艇 to mean a motor-powered boat.

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
氵Written in full as水shuǐwater
Sound part声符shēngfú
气
气qì汽
Same sound today

The 氵 part is water, and 气 is used for the sound and also means air, so 汽 shows water in an air-like form.

Open 汽 →

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
舟舟zhōuboat
Sound part声符shēngfú
廷
廷tíng艇tǐng
Same sound today

艇 pairs 舟, meaning boat, with 廷, which gives the sound.

Open 艇 →
Appears in
Boats & Water Travel

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