二号机 (èr hào jī) — second unit, Unit 02 (the second in a series of machines or vehicles)

Definition

A designation meaning 'Unit 02' or 'Machine No. 2' — the second in a numbered series of machines, vehicles, or mecha. The name 个号 plus numeral is a standard naming format, not a personal name.

noun
second unitUnit 02 (the second in a series of machines or vehicles)
Measure word · 台

Examples

  • 二号机。
    èr hào jī Yǐ jīng zài zhàn dòu zhōng yán zhòng shòu sǔn.
    Unit 02 was severely damaged in battle.
  • 二号机。
    Jì shù rén yuán zhèng zài jiǎn xiū èr hào jī de dòng lì xì tǒng.
    Technicians are repairing Unit 02's power system.
  • ，二号机。
    Mó nǐ xùn liàn zhōng, èr hào jī de jià shǐ yuán biǎo xiàn chū sè.
    In the simulation training, Unit 02's pilot performed excellently.

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.

二号number two
二èrtwo号hàonumber
偏正Modifier + head
机jīmachine

二号 gives the number and 机 the machine, naming the second unit.

Characters in this word

An abstract idea shown by a mark or a diagram rather than by a picture of an object.

二 is drawn as two parallel strokes, where the number of strokes shows the amount.

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

  • 口口kǒumouth
  • 丂丂kǎoexhaled air; a tiger's cry

The shape 号 comes from 口, a mouth, and 丂, exhaled air or a tiger's cry.

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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.

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.

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