起落架 (qǐ luò jià) — landing gear, undercarriage (of an airplane) | TongTong Chinese Dictionary

Definition

noun

landing gearundercarriage (of an airplane)

Measure word · 个

Examples

起落架。
Fēi xíng yuán zài jiàng luò qián fàng xià le qǐ luò jià.
The pilot lowered the landing gear before landing.
起落架。
Fēi jī de qǐ luò jià xū yào dìng qī jiǎn chá.
The aircraft's landing gear needs regular inspection.
，起落架。
Jiàng luò shí, qǐ luò jià jiē chù dào le pǎo dào.
During landing, the landing gear touched the runway.

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.

起落takeoff and landing

起qǐrise落luòfall

联合Coordinate

起 and 落 mean rise and fall, and 架 is a frame, so 起落架 is the frame for takeoff and landing.

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.

走巳起

Meaning part形符xíngfú

Sound part声符shēngfú

巳

巳sì起qǐ

Close in sound todayThe sound part was a clue two thousand years ago — it often still helps, but not always.

起 is made from 走 and 巳: 走 is the part connected with walking or running, and 巳 gives the sound.

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

艹洛落

Meaning part形符xíngfú

艹Written in full as艸cǎo

Sound part声符shēngfú

洛

洛luò落luò

Same sound today

落 pairs 艹 with 洛; 洛 gives the sound, and 艹 relates to the meaning.

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

加木架

Meaning part形符xíngfú

木木mùtree, wood

Sound part声符shēngfú

加

加jiā架jià

Same sound today

架 shows 木, meaning wood, with 加 giving the sound; it refers to a wooden prop.

Appears in

Air Travel Vehicles

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