原型机 (yuán xíng jī) — prototype (aircraft or machine) | TongTong Chinese Dictionary

Definition

noun

prototype (aircraft or machine)

Measure word · 台

Examples

原型机。
Zhè jià yuán xíng jī zhèng zài shì fēi jiē duàn.
This prototype aircraft is in the test-flight phase.
原型机。
Gōng sī jì huà míng nián tuī chū xīn yí dài yuán xíng jī.
The company plans to launch a new generation of prototypes next year.
原型机。
Kē xué jiā duì yuán xíng jī jìn xíng le duō cì gǎi jìn.
The scientists made multiple improvements to the prototype.

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.

原型original model

原yuánoriginal型xíngmodel

偏正Modifier + head

机jīmachine

原型 (original model) and 机 (machine) combine to mean a prototype machine.

Characters in this word

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

泉泉quánspring
厂厂chǎngcliff

原 combines 泉 (spring) and 厂 (cliff), picturing a spring bursting from a cliff-side, which gives the sense of origin or source.

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

刑土型

Meaning part形符xíngfú

土土tǔearth

Sound part声符shēngfú

刑

刑xíng型xíng

Same sound today

型 pairs 土 (earth) with 刑, which supplies the sound; the shape shows an earthen mold, hence form or pattern.

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

木几机

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.

Appears in

Industry & Manufacturing Technology & Engineering

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