绞肉机 (jiǎo ròu jī) — meat grinder, meat mincer | tongtong Chinese Dictionary

Definition

noun

meat grindermeat mincer

Measure word · 台

Examples

绞肉机，。
Zhè tái jiǎo ròu jī hěn hǎo yòng, yì fēn zhōng jiù néng jiǎo hǎo ròu.
This meat grinder is very handy; it can grind the meat in one minute.
绞肉机。
Mā ma yòng jiǎo ròu jī zuò le jiǎo zi xiàn.
Mom made dumpling filling with the meat grinder.
绞肉机。
Qǐng bǎ jiǎo ròu jī xǐ gān jìng zài shōu qǐ lái.
Please clean the meat grinder before putting it away.

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.

绞肉mince meat

绞jiǎotwist/mince肉ròumeat

动宾Verb + object

机jīmachine

绞肉 names mincing meat, and 机 names a machine, giving a meat grinder.

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 絞; 绞 is its simplified writing.

Meaning part形符xíngfú

糸糸mìthread

Sound part声符shēngfú

交

交jiāo絞jiǎo

Same sound today

The traditional form 絞 pairs 糸 (thread) with 交 as the sound part; the simplified 绞 is a later abbreviation.

A drawing of the thing itself, worn down over three thousand years into a few strokes.

The original shape of 肉 showed ribs of an animal’s torso, or simply a slice of meat.

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

木几机

Meaning part形符xíngfú

木木mùtree; wood

Sound part声符shēngfú

几

几jǐ机jī

Same sound today

The left part is 木 (tree; wood), and the right part 几 gives the sound.

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