光束 (guāng shù) — light beam; beam of light | TongTong Chinese Dictionary

Definition

noun

light beambeam of light

Measure word · 束

Examples

光束。
Yí shù qiáng liè de guāng shù cóng chuāng hu shè jìn lái.
A strong beam of light shone in through the window.
光束。
Jī guāng qì kě yǐ chǎn shēng fēi cháng xì de guāng shù.
A laser can produce a very thin beam of light.
光束。
Hēi àn zhōng de yí shù guāng shù zhǐ yǐn le fāng xiàng.
A beam of light in the darkness guided the direction.

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.

光 gives light and 束 gives a bundled beam, making a beam of light.

Characters in this word

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

火火huǒfire
卩卩jiékneeling person

The shape 光 places 火 (fire) above 卩 (a kneeling person), showing fire over the head and the shining of light.

An abstract idea shown by a mark or a diagram rather than by a picture of an object.

The shape of 束 comes from a drawing of a bag tied at both ends.

Appears in

Physics & Chemistry

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