叉车 (chā chē) — forklift

Definition

noun
forklift
Measure word · 辆

Examples

  • 叉车。
    Tā yòng chā chē bān yùn huò wù.
    He uses a forklift to move goods.
  • 叉车。
    Zhè ge chā chē néng jǔ qǐ liǎng dūn de dōng xī.
    This forklift can lift two tons.
  • 叉车。
    Qǐng bǎ chā chē tíng zài nà biān.
    Please park the forklift over there.

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.

叉chāfork
车chēvehicle

叉 refers to fork-shaped prongs, and 车 means vehicle.

Characters in this word

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

The form 叉 is made by combining 又 with the dot stroke 丶.

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A drawing of the thing itself, worn down over three thousand years into a few strokes.

This origin belongs to the traditional form 車; 车 is its simplified writing.

The traditional form 車 was drawn as a carriage seen from above, with wheels on both sides and a shaft at the front; the simplified 车 is a later shorthand.

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