护胸 (hù xiōng) — sport chest protector, chest plate (for protect… | tongtong Chinese Dictionary

Definition

noun

sport chest protectorchest plate (for protection)

Measure word · 个

Examples

护胸。
Wǒ mǎi le yí gè xīn de hù xiōng.
I bought a new chest protector.
护胸。
Tā zài bǐ sài qián chuān shàng le hù xiōng.
He put on his chest protector before the match.
护胸。
Zhè ge hù xiōng shì fáng dàn de.
This chest protector is bulletproof.

Origin

Compound word

构词法gòucífǎ

动宾dòngbīnVerb + object

An action followed by what it acts on, fused into one word.

护hùprotect

护 means protect and 胸 is chest; together they name a protector for the chest.

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.

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

肉肉ròumeat

Sound part声符shēngfú

匈

匈xiōng胸xiōng

Same sound today

胸 adds 肉 (meat/flesh) to the original form 匈, which provides the sound.

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