雷达站 (léi dá zhàn) — radar station | tongtong Chinese Dictionary

Definition

noun

radar station

Measure word · 座

Examples

雷达站。
Zhè zuò léi dá zhàn fù zé jiān kòng kōng zhōng jiāo tōng.
This radar station is responsible for monitoring air traffic.
雷达站，。
Qì xiàng léi dá zhàn jiàn zài shān dǐng, shì yě kāi kuò.
The weather radar station is built on the mountaintop with a wide view.
雷达站。
Jūn duì de léi dá zhàn néng tàn cè shù bǎi gōng lǐ wài de mù biāo.
The military radar station can detect targets hundreds of kilometers away.

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.

雷达

音译Transliteration

站zhànstation

The 雷达 sound spells radar, and 站 gives station.

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.

Meaning part形符xíngfú

雨雨yǔrain

Sound part声符shēngfú

畾

畾léi雷léi

Same sound today

The top 雨 (rain) points to the meaning, and the bottom 畾 gives the sound.

Most characters — around four in five — are built this way: one part hints at the meaning, the other at the pronunciation.

辶大达

Meaning part形符xíngfú

辶Written in full as辵chuò

Sound part声符shēngfú

大

大dà达dá

Same sound today

This form 达 pairs 辶 (written in full as 辵) with 大 as a sound component.

Most characters — around four in five — are built this way: one part hints at the meaning, the other at the pronunciation.

立占站

Meaning part形符xíngfú

Sound part声符shēngfú

占

占zhàn站zhàn

Same sound today

站 has 立 on the left and 占 on the right; 立 relates to standing, and 占 gives the sound.

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