混合型 (hùn hé xíng) — mixed type, hybrid type

Definition

Adjective meaning 'mixed/hybrid type' — describes something that combines two or more kinds, often blending features (e.g., 混合型基金, 混合型汽车).

adjective
mixed typehybrid type

Examples

  • 混合型，。
    Zhè jiā gōng sī cǎi yòng hùn hé xíng bàn gōng mó shì, yuán gōng kě yǐ yuǎn chéng huò dào bàn gōng shì gōng zuò.
    This company adopts a hybrid work model; employees can work remotely or come to the office.
  • 混合型，。
    hùn hé xíng Jī jīn tóng shí tóu zī gǔ piào hé zhài quàn, fēng xiǎn xiāng duì píng héng.
    Hybrid funds invest in both stocks and bonds, with relatively balanced risk.
  • 混合型。
    Zhè zhǒng hùn hé xíng qì chē jì kě yǐ yòng diàn yě kě yǐ yòng qì yóu.
    This type of hybrid car can use either electricity or gasoline.

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.

混合mix
混hùnmix合hécombine
联合Side by side
型xíngtype

混 and 合 both convey mixing, and 型 names a kind, so the whole means a mixed kind.

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.

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

合 shows 亼 and 口 arranged as two mouths speaking together.

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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
土土tǔearth
Sound part声符shēngfú
刑
刑xíng型xíng
Same sound today

型 pairs 土 (earth) with 刑, which supplies the sound; the shape shows an earthen mold, hence form or pattern.

Open 型 →

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