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便携式 (biàn xié shì) — portable

Definition

Portable (形) describes a device designed to be easy to carry, like printers or game consoles. Pairs with a noun directly (便携式设备) rather than functioning as a verb like 移动.

adjective
portable

Examples

  • 便携式。
    Zhè kuǎn biàn xié shì dǎ yìn jī fēi cháng shì hé chū chāi yòng.
    This portable printer is perfect for business trips.
  • 便携式。
    Tā mǎi le yí gè biàn xié shì yóu xì jī.
    He bought a portable game console.
  • 便携式。
    biàn xié shì Shè bèi ràng gōng zuò biàn de gèng fāng biàn le.
    Portable devices make work more convenient.

Origin

Derived word
构词法gòucífǎ
后缀hòuzhuìSuffix

A fixed syllable at the end that turns the word into a noun, a person, a place or the like.

便携portable
便biànconvenient携xiécarry
偏正Modifier + head
式shìform

便携 combines 便 (convenient) and 携 (carry) for easy carrying; 式 gives the sense of a kind of form.

Characters in this word

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

便 pairs 亻 (person) with 更 (to change), showing a person changing posture to become comfortable.

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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
⺘Written in full as手shǒuhand
Sound part声符shēngfú
雟
雟guī携xié
The sound has drifted apartThe sound part was a clue two thousand years ago — it often still helps, but not always.

携 pairs ⺘, a hand, with 雟, a sound part, to show carrying something hanging from the hand.

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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
工工gōngwork
Sound part声符shēngfú
弋
弋yì式shì
The sound has drifted apartThe sound part was a clue two thousand years ago — it often still helps, but not always.

式 pairs 工, meaning work, with 弋, which gives the sound.

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Appears in
HSK 3.0 Level 7-9

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