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组装 (zǔ zhuāng) — to assemble, to put together

Definition

Assemble (parts into a machine/product, e.g. IKEA furniture, electronics). Use 拼 for smaller pieces fitted together; 组合 is the resulting combination rather than the act.

verb
to assembleto put together

Examples

  • 组装。
    Tā men zhèng zài chē jiān lǐ zǔ zhuāng xīn jī qì.
    They are assembling new machines in the workshop.
  • ，组装。
    Wǒ mǎi le xīn zhuō zi, xū yào zì jǐ zǔ zhuāng.
    I bought a new desk and need to assemble it myself.
  • ，组装。
    Zhè ge wán jù tǐng fù zá de, zǔ zhuāng qǐ lái yào huā liǎng gè xiǎo shí.
    This toy is quite complicated; assembling it takes two hours.

Origin

Compound word
构词法gòucífǎ
联合liánhéCoordinate

Two parts of equal weight, alike or opposite in meaning, standing side by side.

组zǔcombine
装zhuāngput together

组 means combine and 装 means put together, giving the sense of assembling parts.

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.

This origin belongs to the traditional form 組; 组 is its simplified writing.

Meaning part形符xíngfú
糸糸mìsilk
Sound part声符shēngfú
且
且qiě組zǔ
Close in sound todayThe sound part was a clue two thousand years ago — it often still helps, but not always.

The traditional form 組 pairs 糸 (silk) with 且 as a sound part; the simplified 组 is a shorthand.

Open 组 →

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

This origin belongs to the traditional form 裝; 装 is its simplified writing.

Meaning part形符xíngfú
衣衣yīclothes
Sound part声符shēngfú
壯
壯zhuàng裝zhuāng
Same sound today

The traditional form 裝 pairs 衣 (clothes) with 壯 as a sound part; this story is about 裝, not the simplified 装.

Open 装 →
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HSK 3.0 Level 7-9Industry & Manufacturing

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