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传动 (chuán dòng) — (mechanical) transmission; drive

Definition

noun
(mechanical) transmissiondrive

Examples

  • 传动。
    Qì chē de chuán dòng xì tǒng xū yào dìng qī bǎo yǎng.
    The car's transmission system needs regular maintenance.
  • 传动。
    Zhè tái jī qì de chuán dòng zhuāng zhì fēi cháng jīng mì.
    The drive mechanism of this machine is very precise.
  • 传动。
    Gōng chéng shī gǎi jìn le chuán dòng xiào lǜ.
    The engineer improved the transmission efficiency.

Origin

Compound word
构词法gòucífǎ
动宾dòngbīnVerb + object

An action followed by what it acts on, fused into one word.

传chuántransmit
动dòngmotion

“传” means to pass on, and “动” means motion, so the whole names passing on movement.

Characters in this word

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 傳; 传 is its simplified writing.

Meaning part形符xíngfú
人人rénman
Sound part声符shēngfú
專
專zhuān傳chuán
Close in sound todayThe sound part was a clue two thousand years ago — it often still helps, but not always.

The traditional form 傳 puts 人 (man) beside 專, which gives the sound; the simplified 传 is a later shorthand, and its parts are not the historical ones.

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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 動; 动 is its simplified writing.

Meaning part形符xíngfú
力力lìstrength
Sound part声符shēngfú
重
重zhòng動dòng
Close in sound todayThe sound part was a clue two thousand years ago — it often still helps, but not always.

The traditional form 動 uses 力 (strength) and 重 as a sound part; 重 refers to a heavy bag ready to be moved by a human. This note is about 動, not 动.

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