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测出 (cè chū) — to measure and determine (a value or result), to detect (through testing)

Definition

A resultative verb: 'to measure/detect OUT (a value or finding)'. 测 is the act of testing; 出 marks a result obtained, so it pairs with a concrete finding (a number, presence of something).

verb
to measure and determine (a value or result)to detect (through testing)

Examples

  • 测出。
    Kē xué jiā tōng guò shí yàn cè chū le shuǐ de wēn dù.
    The scientists measured the temperature of the water through experiments.
  • 测出。
    Xuè yè jiǎn chá kě yǐ cè chū shì fǒu gǎn rǎn.
    Blood tests can detect whether there is an infection.
  • 测出。
    Wǒ men yòng gōng jù cè chū le fáng jiān de dà xiǎo.
    We used tools to measure the size of the room.

Origin

Compound word
构词法gòucífǎ
补充bǔchōngVerb + complement

An action followed by its result or direction.

测cèmeasure
出chūout

测 measures, and 出 shows that a result comes out.

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 測; 测 is its simplified writing.

Meaning part形符xíngfú
氵Written in full as水shuǐwater
Sound part声符shēngfú
則
則zé測cè
Close in sound todayThe sound part was a clue two thousand years ago — it often still helps, but not always.

The traditional form 測 combines 氵 (water) with 則 for the sound; it is explained as measuring the depth of water. The simplified 测 is a later shorthand.

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

出 combines 止 (foot) and 凵 (cave) to show a foot stepping out of a cave.

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