钟表 (zhōng biǎo) — clocks and watches; timepiece

Definition

noun
clocks and watchestimepiece
Measure word ·

Examples

  • 钟表
    Zhè jiān zhōng biǎo diàn yǐ jīng kāi le sān shí nián le.
    This clock and watch shop has been open for thirty years.
  • 钟表
    Tā zuì dà de ài hào jiù shì shōu cáng gǔ dǒng zhōng biǎo.
    His biggest hobby is collecting antique timepieces.
  • 钟表
    zhōng biǎo De fā míng duì rén lèi wén míng yǐng xiǎng shēn yuǎn.
    The invention of clocks and watches has had a profound impact on human civilization.

Origin

Compound word
构词法gòucífǎ
联合liánhéCoordinate

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

Clocks (钟) and watches (表) together name timepieces.

Characters in this word

No reliable origin is recorded for this character.

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

The shape 表 pairs 衣 (garment) with 毛 (hair or feather), originally an outer garment.

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