样品 (yàng pǐn) — sample; specimen

Definition

样品 is a product-sample for customers to try, test, or inspect. Unlike 样本 (data/specimen used in research) and 标本 (a scientific/medical specimen), 样品 emphasizes a tangible product offered to a client or buyer.

noun
samplespecimen
Measure word · 个

Examples

  • 样品。
    Gōng sī miǎn fèi tí gōng yàng pǐn gòng kè hù shì yòng.
    The company provides free samples for customers to try.
  • 。
    Yī shēng xū yào chōu qǔ xuè yàng pǐn jìn xíng huà yàn.
    The doctor needs to draw a blood specimen for testing.
  • 样品。
    Zhè pī yàng pǐn de zhì liàng wán quán fú hé biāo zhǔn.
    The quality of this batch of samples fully meets the standard.

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.

样yàngsample
品pǐnproduct

样 means sample and 品 means product, so 样品 is a product shown as a sample.

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.

This origin belongs to the traditional form 樣; 样 is its simplified writing.

Meaning part形符xíngfú
木木mùwood
Sound part声符shēngfú
羕
羕yàng樣yàng
Same sound today

For 样, the traditional form 樣 pairs 木 (wood) with 羕 as a sound part.

Open 样 →

Two or more meaningful parts placed together so that their meanings combine into a new one.

品 repeats the same simple shape three times, representing various objects.

Open 品 →
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