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配件 (pèi jiàn) — parts, accessories, components (of machines, equipment, etc.)

Definition

Refers to accessories and replacement parts you buy or swap in (car parts, phone parts). Distinct from 零件 (a machine's internal components) and 部件 (a system's structural parts).

noun
partsaccessoriescomponents (of machines, equipment, etc.)
Measure word · 个

Examples

  • 配件。
    Wǒ zuì jìn zài wǎng shàng mǎi le yì xiē qì chē pèi jiàn.
    I recently bought some car parts online.
  • 配件。
    Zhè jiā gōng chǎng zhuān mén shēng chǎn shǒu jī pèi jiàn.
    This factory specializes in producing mobile phone components.
  • 配件。
    Ān zhuāng zhè ge jiā jù xū yào bǎ suǒ yǒu pèi jiàn àn shuō míng shū pái liè hǎo.
    To install this furniture, you need to arrange all the accessories according to the manual.

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.

配pèimatching
件jiànpiece

配 suggests matching or fitting, and 件 is a piece, so together they denote a matching part or accessory.

Characters in this word

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

  • 酉酉yǒualcohol vessel
  • 卩卩jiékneeling person

配 is formed by putting 酉, an alcohol vessel, next to 卩, a kneeling person. The reference gives these two parts, but not the reason they combine.

Open 配 →

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'.

Open 件 →
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HSK 3.0 Level 7-9Miscellaneous Objects

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