预案 (yù àn) — contingency plan; emergency response plan | TongTong Chinese Dictionary

Definition

noun

contingency planemergency response plan

Measure word · 个

Examples

预案。
Gōng sī měi nián dōu huì gēng xīn xiāo fáng yù àn.
The company updates its fire emergency plan every year.
预案。
Zhèng fǔ zhì dìng le yìng duì tū fā yì qíng de yù àn.
The government has formulated a contingency plan for responding to sudden outbreaks.
预案。
Yǎn liàn àn zhào yù àn yǒu xù jìn xíng.
The drill proceeded in an orderly manner according to the plan.

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.

预yùbeforehand

预 means beforehand and 案 means plan, so the word names a plan made in advance.

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 預; 预 is its simplified writing.

予頁預

Meaning part形符xíngfú

頁頁yè

Sound part声符shēngfú

予

予yǔ預yù

Same sound today

The traditional form 預 combines 予 for the sound and 頁 for the meaning; the simplified 预 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.

木安案

Meaning part形符xíngfú

Sound part声符shēngfú

安

安ān案àn

Same sound today

案 pairs 木, a wood/tree shape, with 安, which is used for its sound.

Appears in

Safety & Danger

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