净化器 (jìng huà qì) — air purifier | tongtong Chinese Dictionary

Definition

noun

air purifier

Measure word · 台

净化器。
Wǒ zài wò shì fàng le yì tái jìng huà qì.
I placed an air purifier in the bedroom.
净化器。
Zhè ge jìng huà qì néng qù chú kōng qì zhōng de xì jūn.
This air purifier can remove bacteria from the air.
净化器，。
Xīn mǎi de jìng huà qì xiào guǒ hěn hǎo, kōng qì qīng xīn duō le.
The newly bought air purifier works well; the air is much fresher.

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.

净化purify

后缀Suffix

净化器 is a 器 for 净化, with 净 meaning clean and 化 meaning make.

Characters in this word

No reliable origin is recorded for this character.

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

化 shows two person figures, one upright and one upside down, to give the idea of reversal or change.

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

The origin of 器 is uncertain; one traditional account reads the whole shape as a scene of guarding over four vessels.