露点 (lù diǎn) — dew point | TongTong Chinese Dictionary

Definition

露点 (lùdiǎn) is the temperature at which air becomes saturated and water vapor condenses into dew — a meteorology/weather term, not the everyday act of being 'exposed.'

noun

dew point

Examples

露点。
Jīn tiān de lù diǎn shì shí shè shì dù.
Today's dew point is 10 degrees Celsius.
，露点。
Shī dù hěn gāo de shí hou, lù diǎn yě huì shēng gāo.
When humidity is high, the dew point also rises.
露点。
Qì xiàng yuán yòng lù diǎn lái yù cè huì bú huì xià yǔ.
Meteorologists use the dew point to predict whether it will rain.

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.

露 is dew and 点 is a point, naming the temperature point where dew forms.

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.

雨路露

Meaning part形符xíngfú

Sound part声符shēngfú

路

路lù露lù

Same sound today

露 pairs 雨, a rain-related meaning part, with 路, a sound part.

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 點; 点 is its simplified writing.

黑占點

Meaning part形符xíngfú

黑黑hēiblack

Sound part声符shēngfú

占

占zhàn點diǎn(r)

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

The traditional form 點 pairs 黑 (black) with 占 for its sound; the simplified 点 is a later abbreviation.

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