混凝土 (hùn níng tǔ) — concrete (building material) | TongTong Chinese Dictionary

Definition

noun

concrete (building material)

Examples

混凝土。
Gōng rén men zhèng zài jiāo zhù hùn níng tǔ.
The workers are pouring concrete.
混凝土。
Zhè zuò qiáo shì yòng hùn níng tǔ jiàn zào de.
This bridge is built with concrete.
混凝土。
hùn níng tǔ De qiáng dù xū yào cè shì.
The strength of the concrete needs to be tested.

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.

混凝mixed and congealed

混hùnmix凝níngcongeal

联合Coordinate

Concrete as earth that is mixed and congealed: 混 and 凝 describe the process, 土 gives the material.

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.

氵昆混

Meaning part形符xíngfú

氵Written in full as水shuǐ

Sound part声符shēngfú

昆

昆kūn混hùn

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

混 pairs 氵 (water) on the left with 昆 on the right, which supplies the sound.

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

冫疑凝

Meaning part形符xíngfú

冫Written in full as仌bīngice

Sound part声符shēngfú

疑

疑yí凝níng

The sound has drifted apartThe sound part was a clue two thousand years ago — it often still helps, but not always.

凝 pairs 冫 (ice, also written 仌) with 疑, which gives the sound.

No reliable origin is recorded for this character.

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