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喷气机 (pēn qì jī) — jet, jet aircraft

Definition

noun
jetjet aircraft
Measure word · 架

Examples

  • 喷气机。
    Zhè jià pēn qì jī de sù dù fēi cháng kuài.
    This jet is extremely fast.
  • 喷气机。
    Tā zuò pēn qì jī cóng běi jīng fēi dào le niǔ yuē.
    He flew from Beijing to New York by jet.
  • 喷气机。
    pēn qì jī De fā míng gǎi biàn le cháng tú lǚ xíng de fāng shì.
    The invention of the jet changed the way people travel long distances.

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.

喷气
喷pēnemit气qìair
动宾Verb + object
机jīmachine

喷气 (emit air) + 机 (machine) gives a jet aircraft.

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 噴; 喷 is its simplified writing.

Meaning part形符xíngfú
口口kǒumouth
Sound part声符shēngfú
賁
賁bì噴pēn
Close in sound todayThe sound part was a clue two thousand years ago — it often still helps, but not always.

The traditional form 噴 pairs 口, mouth, with 賁 for the sound; the simplified 喷 is a later shorthand.

Open 喷 →

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 氣; 气 is its simplified writing.

Meaning part形符xíngfú
米米mǐrice
Sound part声符shēngfú
气
气qì氣qì
Same sound today

The traditional form 氣 pairs 米 (rice) with 气, which supplies the sound; the simplified 气 is a later abbreviation.

Open 气 →

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 →
Appears in
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