排泄物 (pái xiè wù) — excrement; bodily waste matter (from humans or… | TongTong Chinese Dictionary

Definition

noun

excrementbodily waste matter (from humans or animals)

Examples

排泄物。
Yī shēng zhèng zài fēn xī bìng rén de pái xiè wù.
The doctor is analyzing the patient's excrement.
排泄物。
Nóng cūn cháng yòng dòng wù pái xiè wù zuò wéi tiān rán féi liào.
Rural areas often use animal excrement as natural fertilizer.
排泄物。
Zhè tiáo hé bèi gōng chǎng pái fàng de pái xiè wù wū rǎn le.
This river has been polluted by factory-discharged waste.

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.

排泄discharge

排páidischarge泄xièdrain

联合Coordinate

排泄 means discharge and 物 means thing, so the word names discharged waste matter.

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.

扌非排

Meaning part形符xíngfú

扌Written in full as手shǒuhand

Sound part声符shēngfú

非

非fēi排pái

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

排 uses 扌 (hand) to show arranging something with the hand, and 非 for the sound; this gives the sense of placing things in a line.

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 洩; 泄 is its simplified writing.

氵曳洩

Meaning part形符xíngfú

氵Written in full as水shuǐwater

Sound part声符shēngfú

曳

曳yè洩xiè

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

In the traditional form 洩, 氵 marks the water-related meaning, while 曳 gives the sound; the simplified 泄 is a later abbreviation.

Most characters — around four in five — are built this way: one part hints at the meaning, the other at the pronunciation.

牛勿物

Meaning part形符xíngfú

Sound part声符shēngfú

勿

勿wù物wù

Same sound today

物 puts 牛 beside 勿: 牛 gives the meaning, and 勿 gives the sound.

Appears in

Hygiene & Grooming

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