幻灯机 (huàn dēng jī) — slide projector

Definition

noun
slide projector
Measure word · 台

Examples

  • 幻灯机，。
    Jiào shì lǐ de huàn dēng jī huài le, jīn tiān méi fǎ yòng.
    The slide projector in the classroom is broken, so we can't use it today.
  • 幻灯机。
    Tā yòng huàn dēng jī zhǎn shì le hěn duō lǎo zhào piàn.
    He used a slide projector to show many old photos.
  • 幻灯机。
    Zhè tái huàn dēng jī xū yào gēng huàn dēng pào le.
    This slide projector needs a bulb replacement.

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.

幻灯magic lantern
幻huànfantastic灯dēnglamp
偏正Modifier + head
机jīmachine

幻灯 names the magic lantern, and 机 is the machine, so 幻灯机 is a slide projector.

Characters in this word

No reliable origin is recorded for this character.

Open 幻 →

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
火火huǒ
Sound part声符shēngfú
丁
丁dīng灯dēng
Close in sound todayThe sound part was a clue two thousand years ago — it often still helps, but not always.

灯 pairs 火, which shows fire, with 丁, which gives the sound.

Open 灯 →

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 →

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