大数据 (dà shù jù) — big data (computing) | TongTong Chinese Dictionary

Definition

noun

big data (computing)

Examples

大数据。
Tā men yòng dà shù jù lái yù cè tiān qì.
They use big data to predict the weather.
大数据。
dà shù jù Yǐ jīng chéng le hěn duō gōng sī de hé xīn.
Big data has become the core of many companies.
大数据。
Yán jiū dà shù jù xū yào hěn qiáng de jì suàn néng lì.
Researching big data requires strong computing power.

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.

数据data

数shùnumber据jùrecord

联合Coordinate

大 means large, and 数据 combines numbers and records, giving large datasets.

Characters in this word

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

The form 大 is a picture of a person standing and facing forward, not of someone stretching their arms.

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 數; 数 is its simplified writing.

Meaning part形符xíngfú

攴攴pū

Sound part声符shēngfú

婁

婁lóu數shù(r)

The sound has drifted apartThe sound part was a clue two thousand years ago — it often still helps, but not always.

The traditional form 數 pairs 攴, the meaning part, with 婁, the sound part; the simplified 数 is a shorthand.

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

手手shǒuhand

Sound part声符shēngfú

居

居jū据jù

Same sound today

据 uses 手 (hand) as one part and 居 to give the sound.

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HSK 3.0 Level 7-9 Computers & Internet

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