营养液 (yíng yǎng yè) — nutrient fluid, nutrient solution

Definition

noun

nutrient fluidnutrient solution

Examples

营养液。
Zhè zhǒng yíng yǎng yè shì hé yòng yú shuǐ péi zhí wù.
This nutrient solution is suitable for hydroponic plants.
营养液。
Yī shēng gěi tā zhù shè le yíng yǎng yè yǐ bǔ chōng tǐ lì.
The doctor gave him an injection of nutrient fluid to restore his energy.
营养液。
Shí yàn shì xū yào dìng qī gēng huàn péi yǎng mǐn zhōng de yíng yǎng yè.
The lab needs to regularly replace the nutrient solution in the culture dishes.

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.

营养

营yíngnourish养yǎngnourish

联合Side by side

液yèliquid

营养 combines 营 and 养 to mean nourishment, and 液 means liquid.

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 營; 营 is its simplified writing.

Meaning part形符xíngfú

宮宮gōngpalace

Sound part声符shēngfú

熒

熒yíng營yíng

Same sound today

The traditional form 營 pairs 宮 (palace) with 熒 as a sound part, depicting a person working all night with a light on his house; the simplified 营 is a later abbreviation.

Open 营 →

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

This origin belongs to the traditional form 養; 养 is its simplified writing.