高频 (gāo pín) — high frequency

Definition

noun
high frequency

Examples

  • 高频。
    Zhè zhǒng gāo pín xìn hào hěn nán bèi gān rǎo.
    This kind of high-frequency signal is hard to interfere with.
  • 高频。
    Tā yán jiū de shì gāo pín diàn zǐ yuán jiàn.
    He researches high-frequency electronic components.
  • 高频。
    gāo pín Jiāo yì xū yào kuài sù de wǎng luò.
    High-frequency trading requires a fast network.

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gāohigh
频pínfrequency

High 高 describes a large degree, while 频 refers to frequency, together giving a high rate of occurrence.

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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Two or more meaningful parts placed together so that their meanings combine into a new one.

This origin belongs to the traditional form 頻; 频 is its simplified writing.

For 频, the traditional form 頻 came from an older form showing a person near water and meaning 'on the verge'; one part was later removed to mark the 'frequent' use.

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