吊索 (diào suǒ) — sling (for lifting heavy objects)

Definition

noun

sling (for lifting heavy objects)

Measure word · 根

吊索。
Gōng rén men yòng diào suǒ bǎ dà xiāng zi diào qǐ lái.
The workers used a sling to lift the big box.
吊索。
Zhè gēn diào suǒ néng chéng shòu liǎng bǎi gōng jīn de zhòng liàng.
This sling can bear a weight of 200 kilograms.
吊索。
Qǐng bǎ diào suǒ guà zài qǐ zhòng jī de gōu zi shàng.
Please hang the sling on the crane's hook.

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.

吊 indicates lifting and 索 indicates a rope; together they name a lifting rope or sling.

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.

索 combines 糸 (thread) and 𣎳 (stripping fibres from a hemp stalk), showing threads or rope being pulled out from a fabric.