肺部 (fèi bù) — lungs | TongTong Chinese Dictionary

Definition

noun

lungs

Measure word · 个

Examples

肺部。
Yī shēng gào sù wǒ wǒ de fèi bù hěn jiàn kāng.
The doctor told me my lungs are very healthy.
肺部。
Tā yīn wèi fèi bù gǎn rǎn zhù yuàn le.
He was hospitalized due to a lung infection.
肺部。
Xī yān duì fèi bù bù hǎo.
Smoking is bad for the lungs.

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.

肺 (lung) and 部 (part) combine as the lung part.

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

⺼Written in full as肉ròumeat; flesh

Sound part声符shēngfú

巿

巿fú肺fèi

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

肺 combines ⺼, a form of 肉 meaning flesh, with 巿 for the sound.

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

Sound part声符shēngfú

咅

咅pǒu部bù

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

部 pairs 咅, which gives the sound, with 邑. It originally named a place in today's Gansu.

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