锅炉房 (guō lú fáng) — boiler room | TongTong Chinese Dictionary

Definition

noun

boiler room

Measure word · 个

Examples

锅炉房。
Tā měi tiān dōu yào qù guō lú fáng jiǎn chá shè bèi.
He has to go to the boiler room every day to check the equipment.
锅炉房。
Zhè dòng lóu de guō lú fáng zài dì xià shì yī céng.
This building's boiler room is on the first basement level.
锅炉房，。
guō lú fáng De wēn dù hěn gāo, gōng zuò shí yào xiǎo xīn.
The temperature in the boiler room is very high; be careful when working.

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.

锅炉boiler

锅guōpot炉lúfurnace

联合Coordinate

锅炉, from 锅 and 炉, is a boiler, and 房 marks the room where it stands.

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 鍋; 锅 is its simplified writing.

金咼鍋

Meaning part形符xíngfú

金金jīnmetal

Sound part声符shēngfú

咼

咼wāi鍋guō

Same sound today

In the traditional form 鍋, 金 marks metal and 咼 provides the sound; the simplified 锅 is a later shorthand.

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

火火huǒfire

Sound part声符shēngfú

盧

盧lú炉lú

Same sound today

The older form combines 火 (fire) with 盧 (lú) for its sound; the modern 炉 is a later shorthand.

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

戶戶hùdoor

Sound part声符shēngfú

方

方fāng房fáng

Same sound today

房 pairs 戶 (door) with 方 (fāng) as a sound part; 方 can also fit 'side,' as in a side room beside the main room.

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