传输线 (chuán shū xiàn) — transmission line

Definition

noun
transmission line
Measure word · 条

Examples

  • 传输线。
    Zhè tiáo chuán shū xiàn de zhì liàng hěn hǎo.
    This transmission line has good quality.
  • 传输线。
    Gōng chéng shī zhèng zài jiǎn chá chuán shū xiàn de lián jiē.
    The engineer is checking the connection of the transmission line.
  • 传输线。
    chuán shū xiàn De sǔn hào huì yǐng xiǎng xìn hào qiáng dù.
    The loss of the transmission line affects signal strength.

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.

传输transmission
传chuántransmit输shūcarry
联合Side by side
线xiànline

'传' and '输' both mean carrying, and '线' is the line used for carrying.

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.

Open 传 →

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 輸; 输 is its simplified writing.

Meaning part形符xíngfú
車車jū
Sound part声符shēngfú
俞
俞yú輸shū
Same sound today

The traditional form 輸 pairs 車 (vehicle) with 俞 for sound; 車 shows the meaning.

Open 输 →

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 線; 线 is its simplified writing.

Meaning part形符xíngfú
糹Written in full as糸mì
Sound part声符shēngfú
泉
泉quán線xiàn
The sound has drifted apartThe sound part was a clue two thousand years ago — it often still helps, but not always.

The traditional form 線 uses 糹 (silk/thread) to show the meaning and 泉 to suggest the sound; the simplified 线 is a later shorthand.

Open 线 →

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