油泵 (yóu bèng) — oil pump

Definition

noun
oil pump
Measure word ·

Examples

  • 油泵
    Zhè ge yóu bèng huài le, xū yào huàn yí gè xīn de.
    This oil pump is broken and needs to be replaced with a new one.
  • 油泵
    Shī fu zhèng zài xiū chē lǐ de yóu bèng.
    The mechanic is repairing the oil pump in the car.
  • 油泵
    yóu bèng De zuò yòng shì bǎ yóu sòng dào fā dòng jī lǐ.
    The function of an oil pump is to deliver oil to the engine.

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.

油 means oil and 泵 means pump, giving an oil pump.

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
Written in full asshuǐwater
Sound part声符shēngfú
yóuyóu
Same sound today

油 is built from 氵, a water part, and 由, which supplies the sound.

Open 油 →

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

泵 is made of 石 (stone) above 水 (water).

Open 泵 →

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