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二进制 (èr jìn zhì) — binary system (base-2 numeral system)

Definition

noun
binary system (base-2 numeral system)

Examples

  • 二进制。
    Diàn nǎo yòng èr jìn zhì lái chǔ lǐ xìn xī.
    Computers use the binary system to process information.
  • 二进制01。
    èr jìn zhì Zhǐ yǒu 0 hé 1 liǎng gè shù zì.
    The binary system has only two digits: 0 and 1.
  • 二进制。
    Xué xí èr jìn zhì duì lǐ jiě diàn nǎo hěn zhòng yào.
    Learning the binary system is important for understanding computers.

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èrtwo
进制numeral base system
进jìncarry制zhìsystem
偏正Modifier + head

二 means two, 进制 means numeral base system, so 二进制 is the base-two system.

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.

This origin belongs to the traditional form 進; 进 is its simplified writing.

  • 辵辵chuòwalk
  • 隹隹zhuīshort-tail bird

The traditional form 進 pairs 辵 (walk) with 隹 (short-tail bird): the picture showed moving forward because a bird can only walk forward, not backward. The simplified 进 is a later shorthand.

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

The form 制 pairs 朱 (tree) with 刀 (knife), showing the act of cutting a tree.

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