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后坐 (hòu zuò) — recoil (of a gun); backlash (general reaction)

Definition

后坐 (hòu zuò) is a technical/formal term for the 'kickback' or reactive force of an impact — most commonly a gun's recoil, extended to political or physical backlash. Stronger and more specific than the everyday 反映/反应 (response, reaction).

noun
recoil (of a gun)backlash (general reaction)

Examples

  • 后坐，。
    Zhè bǎ qiāng de hòu zuò hěn dà, shè jī shí yào zhù yì.
    The recoil of this gun is very strong; pay attention when shooting.
  • 后坐。
    Nà ge zhèng cè tiáo zhěng dài lái le qiáng liè de zhèng zhì hòu zuò.
    That policy adjustment brought about strong political backlash.
  • ，后坐。
    Yùn dòng yuán luò dì shí, bì xū xī shōu dì miàn de hòu zuò.
    When landing, athletes must absorb the backlash from the ground.

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.

后hòuback
坐zuòsit

“后” means back and “坐” suggests moving backward, together describing recoil.

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

This origin belongs to the traditional form 後; 后 is its simplified writing.

The traditional form 後 showed 夊 (foot) bound by 幺 (thread), a foot caught by a rope and lagging behind; the simplified 后 is a later abbreviation, and 后 also has a different meaning.

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

The form 坐 combines 留, 'to stay', and 土, 'ground'.

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