主机房 (zhǔ jī fáng) — server room, main computer room | tongtong Chinese Dictionary

Definition

noun

server roommain computer room

Measure word · 个

Examples

主机房。
Wǒ men de fú wù qì dōu fàng zài zhǔ jī fáng lǐ.
All our servers are placed in the server room.
主机房。
zhǔ jī fáng Xū yào bǎo chí héng wēn.
The server room needs to maintain a constant temperature.
主机房。
Tā měi tiān dōu yào qù zhǔ jī fáng jiǎn chá shè bèi.
He goes to the server room every day to check the equipment.

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.

主机main machine

主zhǔmain机jīmachine

偏正Modifier + head

主机 names a main machine, and 房 is the room for it.

Characters in this word

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

The old forms that became 主 showed a lamp or torch with a flame at the top; other forms showed wood on fire or a spirit tablet.

Most characters — around four in five — are built this way: one part hints at the meaning, the other at the pronunciation.

木几机

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.

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

戶戶hùdoor

Sound part声符shēngfú

方

方fāng房fáng

Same sound today

房 pairs 戶 (door) with 方 (fāng) as a sound part; 方 can also fit 'side,' as in a side room beside the main room.

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