气筒 (qì tǒng) — bicycle pump; inflater (for tires, balls, etc.) | tongtong Chinese Dictionary

Definition

noun

bicycle pumpinflater (for tires, balls, etc.)

Measure word · 个

Examples

，气筒。
Wǒ de zì xíng chē méi qì le, xū yào yòng qì tǒng dǎ qì.
My bike is flat, I need to use a pump to put air in.
气筒？。
Nǐ néng jiè wǒ qì tǒng yòng yí xià ma? wǒ xiǎng gěi lán qiú chōng qì.
Can you lend me your pump? I want to inflate the basketball.
气筒，。
Zhè ge qì tǒng de zuǐ tài dà, bú shì hé wǒ de lún tāi.
The nozzle of this pump is too big and doesn't fit my tire.

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.

气 (air) and 筒 (tube) combine to name a pump that moves air.

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 氣; 气 is its simplified writing.

气米氣

Meaning part形符xíngfú

米米mǐrice

Sound part声符shēngfú

气

气qì氣qì

Same sound today

The traditional form 氣 pairs 米 (rice) with 气, which supplies the sound; the simplified 气 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.

𥫗同筒

Meaning part形符xíngfú

𥫗Written in full as竹zhúbamboo

Sound part声符shēngfú

同

同tóng筒tǒng

Same sound today

The bamboo part 竹 marks 筒 as a bamboo tube, and 同 gives its sound.

Browse more HSK 7-9 words or search the full 43,000-word dictionary.