偏移 (piān yí) — deviation, offset, shift | tongtong Chinese Dictionary

Definition

Technical term for deviation or offset from an expected value or position, common in science, data, and engineering. Pairs with 量, 值, or 角 to form specific terms like 偏移量 or 偏移角.

noun

deviationoffsetshift

Examples

偏移。
Cè liáng jié guǒ chū xiàn le míng xiǎn de piān yí.
A clear deviation appeared in the measurement results.
偏移，。
Yóu yú cí chǎng piān yí, zhǐ nán zhēn zhǐ xiàng bú zhèng què.
Due to magnetic deviation, the compass points incorrectly.
偏移。
Wǒ men xū yào jì suàn zhè ge shù jù de piān yí zhí.
We need to calculate the deviation value of this data.

Origin

Compound word

构词法gòucífǎ

联合liánhéSide by side

Two parts of equal weight, alike or opposite in meaning, standing side by side.

偏piāndeviate

偏 and 移 both carry the sense of deviating or moving, so together they describe a shift or deviation.

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.

亻扁偏

Meaning part形符xíngfú

亻Written in full as人rén

Sound part声符shēngfú

扁

扁biǎn偏piān

Same sound today

偏 combines 亻 (人, a person) with 扁, which gives the sound.

Most characters — around four in five — are built this way: one part hints at the meaning, the other at the pronunciation.

禾多移

Meaning part形符xíngfú

Sound part声符shēngfú

多

The sound has drifted apartThe sound part was a clue two thousand years ago — it often still helps, but not always.

移 pairs 禾, a grain plant, with 多, which gives the sound.

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