攻击机 (gōng jī jī) — attack plane, ground-attack aircraft | tongtong Chinese Dictionary

Definition

noun

attack planeground-attack aircraft

Measure word · 架

Examples

攻击机。
Zhè jià gōng jī jī zài zhàn chǎng shàng fā huī le zhòng yào zuò yòng.
This attack plane played an important role on the battlefield.
攻击机。
Xīn xíng gōng jī jī de háng chéng bǐ jiù xíng hào gèng yuǎn.
The new attack plane has a longer range than the old model.
攻击机。
Fēi xíng yuán jià shǐ gōng jī jī zhí xíng dī kōng tū xí rèn wu.
The pilot flew an attack plane to carry out a low-altitude raid mission.

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.

攻击attack

攻gōngattack击jīstrike

联合Side by side

攻击 describes striking at targets, and 机 names the plane that does it.

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.

工攵攻

Meaning part形符xíngfú

攵Written in full as攴pūhand holding a tool or weapon

Sound part声符shēngfú

工

工gōng攻gōng

Same sound today

攻 puts 工, which gives the pronunciation, beside 攵, a hand holding a tool or weapon.

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 擊; 击 is its simplified writing.

Meaning part形符xíngfú

手手shǒuhand

Sound part声符shēngfú

毄

毄jī擊jī

Same sound today

The traditional form 擊 has 手 (hand) and 毄; 毄 gives the sound and also points to striking, while the simplified 击 is a later shorthand.

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

木几机

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.

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