采样 (cǎi yàng) — to take a sample, to sample | TongTong Chinese Dictionary

Definition

采样 means 'to take a sample' — extracting a small portion (of water, blood, data, etc.) for testing or analysis. The split form 采…样 shows the object between the two characters.

verb

to take a sampleto sample

Examples

采样。
Tā men xū yào cóng hé lǐ cǎi yàng.
They need to take a sample from the river.
采样。
Yī shēng gěi bìng rén cǎi yàng jiǎn chá xuè yè.
The doctor took a sample from the patient to test the blood.
，。
Zuó tiān zhī cǎi le liǎng gè yàng, shù jù bú gòu.
Only two samples were taken yesterday; the data is insufficient.

Origin

Compound word

构词法gòucífǎ

动宾dòngbīnVerb + object

An action followed by what it acts on, fused into one word.

采 and 样 combine to mean taking a sample.

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 採; 采 is its simplified writing.

The simplified 采 stands for more than one traditional character. In most words (采访, 采购) it is 採; in others it is 采.

扌采採

Meaning part形符xíngfú

扌Written in full as手shǒuhand

Sound part声符shēngfú

采

采cǎi採cǎi

Same sound today

The traditional form 採 combines 扌 (hand) with 采, which gives the sound and means to pick.

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 樣; 样 is its simplified writing.

木羕樣

Meaning part形符xíngfú

木木mùwood

Sound part声符shēngfú

羕

羕yàng樣yàng

Same sound today

For 样, the traditional form 樣 pairs 木 (wood) with 羕 as a sound part.

Appears in

Technology & Engineering Science (General)

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