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高压电 (gāo yā diàn) — high voltage (electrical)

Definition

noun
high voltage (electrical)

Examples

  • 高压电。
    Cāo zuò gāo yā diàn shè bèi shí bì xū xiān duàn diàn.
    When operating high-voltage equipment, you must disconnect the power first.
  • 高压电，。
    Zhè gēn gāo yā diàn xiàn yǒu wēi xiǎn, bú yào kào jìn.
    This high-voltage wire is dangerous; don't get close.
  • 高压电。
    Tā fù zé wéi xiū gāo yā diàn shū diàn xì tǒng.
    He is responsible for maintaining the high-voltage power transmission system.

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.

高压high voltage
高gāohigh压yāpressure
偏正Modifier + head
电diànelectricity

High and pressure form high voltage, which with electricity names high-voltage current.

Characters in this word

A drawing of the thing itself, worn down over three thousand years into a few strokes.

高 was drawn as a tall building.

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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 壓; 压 is its simplified writing.

Meaning part形符xíngfú
土土tǔdust
Sound part声符shēngfú
厭
厭yàn壓yā
The sound has drifted apartThe sound part was a clue two thousand years ago — it often still helps, but not always.

The traditional form 壓 is built from 土, dust, and 厭, which gives the sound; 压 is the simplified form of 壓.

Open 压 →

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 電; 电 is its simplified writing.

Meaning part形符xíngfú
雨雨yǔrain
Sound part声符shēngfú
申
申shēn電diàn
The sound has drifted apartThe sound part was a clue two thousand years ago — it often still helps, but not always.

For the traditional form 電, 雨 (rain) sits with 申, read shēn and meaning lightning.

Open 电 →
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Energy & Power

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