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压缩机 (yā suō jī) — compressor

Definition

noun
compressor
Measure word · 台

Examples

  • 压缩机。
    Zhè tái yā suō jī néng bǎ kōng qì yā suō dào hěn gāo de yā lì.
    This compressor can compress air to a very high pressure.
  • 压缩机，。
    Kōng tiáo de yā suō jī huài le, xū yào huàn yí gè xīn de.
    The compressor in the air conditioner is broken and needs to be replaced with a new one.
  • 压缩机。
    Gōng rén men zhèng zài xiū lǐ nà tái dà xíng yā suō jī.
    The workers are repairing that large compressor.

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.

压缩compress
压yāpress缩suōshrink
联合Coordinate
机jīmachine

压 and 缩 together mean press and shrink, and 机 is the machine that does this.

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 壓; 压 is its simplified writing.

Meaning part形符xíngfú
土土tǔdust
Sound part声符shēngfú
厭
厭yàn壓yā
The sound has drifted apartThe sound part was a clue two thousand years ago — it often still helps, but not always.

The traditional form 壓 is built from 土, dust, and 厭, which gives the sound; 压 is the simplified form of 壓.

Open 压 →

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 縮; 缩 is its simplified writing.

Meaning part形符xíngfú
糸糸mìstring, thread
Sound part声符shēngfú
宿
宿sù縮suō
The sound has drifted apartThe sound part was a clue two thousand years ago — it often still helps, but not always.

The traditional form 縮 pairs 糸 (string, thread) with 宿, which gives the sound; the simplified 缩 is a shorthand.

Open 缩 →

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
木木mùtree; wood
Sound part声符shēngfú
几
几jǐ机jī
Same sound today

The left part is 木 (tree; wood), and the right part 几 gives the sound.

Open 机 →
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