接线 (jiē xiàn) — to connect wires; to wire (electrical, telephon…

Definition

接线 means to physically connect or wire up a circuit, cable, or device — the electrician's hands-on action, not a data network link.

verb

to connect wiresto wire (electrical, telephone, or data connections)

接线，。
Tā zhèng zài jiē xiàn, bié dǎ rǎo tā.
He is connecting wires right now; don't disturb him.
接线，。
Zhè ge shī fu jiē guò yí cì jiē xiàn, jīng yàn hěn fēng fù.
This technician has done wiring before and is very experienced.
，接线。
Diàn huà huài le, xū yào chóng xīn jiē xiàn.
The phone is broken; we need to re-wire it.

Compound word

构词法gòucífǎ

动宾dòngbīnVerb + object

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

Connecting 接 wires 线 gives the action of wiring.

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.

扌妾接

Meaning part形符xíngfú

扌Written in full as手shǒu

Sound part声符shēngfú

妾

Close in sound todayThe sound part was a clue two thousand years ago — it often still helps, but not always.

The left part 扌 shows a hand, matching the sense of receiving something in the hand, while 妾 gives the character its sound.

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 線; 线 is its simplified writing.

糹泉線

Meaning part形符xíngfú

糹Written in full as糸mì

Sound part声符shēngfú

泉

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

The traditional form 線 uses 糹 (silk/thread) to show the meaning and 泉 to suggest the sound; the simplified 线 is a later shorthand.

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