验钞机 (yàn chāo jī) — counterfeit money detector, currency-checking device

Definition

noun
counterfeit money detectorcurrency-checking device
Measure word · 台

Examples

  • 验钞机，。
    Shāng diàn lǐ yǒu yì tái yàn chāo jī, yòng lái jiǎn chá dà é chāo piào.
    There is a counterfeit detector in the store, used to check large bills.
  • 验钞机。
    Wǒ měi tiān yòng yàn chāo jī jiǎn chá shōu dào de xiàn jīn.
    I use a counterfeit detector every day to check the cash I receive.
  • 验钞机，。
    Zhè tái yàn chāo jī néng kuài sù shí bié jiǎ bì, fēi cháng kě kào.
    This counterfeit detector can quickly identify fake money — it's very reliable.

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.

验钞check banknotes
验yàncheck钞chāobanknote
动宾Verb + object
机jīmachine

验 means check and 钞 means banknote; the 机 is for checking notes.

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 驗; 验 is its simplified writing.

Meaning part形符xíngfú
馬馬mǎ
Sound part声符shēngfú
僉
僉qiān驗yàn
The sound has drifted apartThe sound part was a clue two thousand years ago — it often still helps, but not always.

The traditional form 驗 pairs 馬 (horse) with 僉 for sound; the simplified 验 is a later abbreviation.

Open 验 →

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 鈔; 钞 is its simplified writing.

Meaning part形符xíngfú
金金jīn
Sound part声符shēngfú
少
少shǎo鈔chāo
Close in sound todayThe sound part was a clue two thousand years ago — it often still helps, but not always.

The form 鈔 has 金 as the meaning part and 少 for the sound.

Open 钞 →

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
木木mùtree; wood
Sound part声符shēngfú
几
几jǐ机jī
Same sound today

The left part is 木 (tree; wood), and the right part 几 gives the sound.

Open 机 →

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