(bèng) — pump

Definition

noun
pump
Measure word ·

Examples

  • Zhè ge bèng kě yǐ bǎ shuǐ chōu dào lóu dǐng.
    This pump can pump water up to the roof.
  • Qì chē lún tāi méi qì le, xū yào yòng bèng dǎ qì.
    The car tire is flat; you need to use a pump to inflate it.
  • Gōng chǎng lǐ de bèng huài le, shēng chǎn tíng le.
    The pump in the factory broke down, and production stopped.

Origin

Compound ideograph
六书liùshū
会意huìyì

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).

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