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部件 (bù jiàn) — component, part (of a machine or system)

Definition

部件 refers specifically to a component of a machine or system. Narrower than 部分 ('part' in general); similar to 零件 and 配件, but 部件 is the standard, general term, while 零件 emphasizes machine parts and 配件 refers to accessories or fittings.

noun
componentpart (of a machine or system)
Measure word · 个
Easily confused

Examples

  • 部件。
    Zhè ge jī qì de jǐ gè bù jiàn xū yào gēng huàn le.
    A few components of this machine need to be replaced.
  • 部件。
    Diàn nǎo de měi gè bù jiàn dōu hěn zhòng yào.
    Every component of a computer is important.
  • 部件。
    Wǒ men zhèng zài jiǎn chá suǒ yǒu diàn zǐ bù jiàn.
    We are checking all electronic components.

Origin

Compound word
构词法gòucífǎ
联合liánhéCoordinate

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

部bùsection
件jiànpiece

部 and 件 both refer to pieces or sections, together naming a component of a machine or system.

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

件 is made of 人, 'man', and 牛, 'cow'.

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HSK 3.0 Level 7-9Miscellaneous Objects

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