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格力 (gé lì) — Gree (brand of appliances, especially air conditioners)

Definition

noun
Gree (brand of appliances, especially air conditioners)
Measure word · 个

Examples

  • 格力。
    Wǒ mǎi le yì tái gé lì kōng tiáo.
    I bought a Gree air conditioner.
  • 格力。
    Zhè ge gé lì bīng xiāng zhì liàng hěn hǎo.
    This Gree refrigerator is of good quality.
  • 格力。
    gé lì Shì zhōng guó de zhī míng pǐn pái.
    Gree is a well-known Chinese brand.

Origin

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.

Meaning part形符xíngfú
木木mùwood
Sound part声符shēngfú
各
各gè格gé
Same sound today

格 is built from 木 (wood) on the left and 各 on the right, which gives the sound.

Open 格 →

A drawing of the thing itself, worn down over three thousand years into a few strokes.

力 is drawn as either an arm bending out from the side of the body or a wooden plough.

Open 力 →
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Business & Commerce

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