护目镜 (hù mù jìng) — goggles | TongTong Chinese Dictionary

Definition

noun

goggles

Measure word · 副

Examples

护目镜。
Tā dài zhe hù mù jìng zǒu jìn shí yàn shì.
He put on his goggles and walked into the lab.
护目镜。
Huá xuě de shí hou yí dìng yào dài hù mù jìng.
You must wear goggles when skiing.
护目镜。
Zhè fù hù mù jìng néng fáng zǐ wài xiàn.
These goggles protect against ultraviolet rays.

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.

护目protect eyes

护hùprotect目mùeye

动宾Verb + object

护目 protects the eyes, and 镜 is a lens, together forming goggles.

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.

扌户护

Meaning part形符xíngfú

扌Written in full as手shǒu

Sound part声符shēngfú

户

户hù护hù

Same sound today

护 combines 扌 (the hand form 手) with 户, which gives the sound hù.

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

目 began as a drawing of a human eye, turned sideways.

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 鏡; 镜 is its simplified writing.

金竟鏡

Meaning part形符xíngfú

金金jīnmetal

Sound part声符shēngfú

竟

竟jìng鏡jìng

Same sound today

The traditional form 鏡 puts 金, metal, next to 竟 to give the sound. The simplified 镜 is a later shorthand.

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