防滑链 (fáng huá liàn) — tire chains, snow chains, skid chains | tongtong Chinese Dictionary

Definition

noun

tire chainssnow chainsskid chains

Measure word · 条

Examples

防滑链。
Xià xuě tiān kāi chē yào zhuāng fáng huá liàn.
When driving in snowy weather, you need to install tire chains.
，防滑链。
Shàng shān qián, tā zài lún tāi shàng zhuāng le fáng huá liàn.
Before going up the mountain, he installed tire chains on the tires.
防滑链，。
Méi yǒu fáng huá liàn, zài bīng lù shang kāi chē hěn wēi xiǎn.
Without tire chains, driving on icy roads is very dangerous.

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.

防滑prevent slipping

防fángprevent滑huáslip

动宾Verb + object

防滑 is to prevent slipping and 链 is a chain, naming a chain that prevents slipping.

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.

阝方防

Meaning part形符xíngfú

阝Written in full as阜fù

Sound part声符shēngfú

方

方fāng防fáng

Same sound today

防 pairs 阝 (written fully as 阜) with 方, which gives the sound.

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

水水shuǐwater

Sound part声符shēngfú

骨

骨gǔ滑huá

The sound has drifted apartThe sound part was a clue two thousand years ago — it often still helps, but not always.

滑 pairs 水 (water) with 骨, which gives the sound.

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 鏈; 链 is its simplified writing.

金連鏈

Meaning part形符xíngfú

Sound part声符shēngfú

連

連lián鏈liàn

Same sound today

The traditional form 鏈 pairs 金 (metal) with 連, which gives the sound; the simplified 链 is a shorthand and its parts are not the historical parts.

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