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器具 (qì jù) — tool, utensil, implement, apparatus

Definition

器具 covers everyday tools and utensils, both domestic (kitchenware) and professional (medical, gardening). More concrete and physical than 工具, which is abstract enough to mean any 'means' for a goal.

noun
toolutensilimplementapparatus
Measure word · 件

Examples

  • 器具。
    Zhè tào chú fáng qì jù fēi cháng qí quán.
    This set of kitchen utensils is very complete.
  • 器具。
    Yuán yì qì jù yào fàng zài gān zào de dì fāng.
    Gardening tools should be kept in a dry place.
  • 器具。
    Zhè xiē yī yòng qì jù bì xū yán gé xiāo dú.
    These medical instruments must be strictly sterilized.

Origin

Compound word
构词法gòucífǎ
联合liánhéCoordinate

Two parts of equal weight, alike or opposite in meaning, standing side by side.

器qìimplement
具jùimplement

Both 器 and 具 mean implement or tool; together they name equipment.

Characters in this word

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

The origin of 器 is uncertain; one traditional account reads the whole shape as a scene of guarding over four vessels.

Open 器 →

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

具 pairs 廾 (two hands) with 鼎 (a cauldron), showing hands working with a cauldron to prepare food.

Open 具 →
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HSK 3.0 Level 7-9Miscellaneous Objects

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