特型 (tè xíng) — (distinguishing word) special type; specific mo… | tongtong Chinese Dictionary

Definition

An attributive adjective meaning 'special-type' or 'special-shaped' — used only as a modifier before a noun to label a distinctive category (e.g. 特型演员, 特型螺丝), never as a predicate on its own.

adjective

(distinguishing word) special typespecific modelof a distinctive shape

Examples

特型。
Zhè wèi tè xíng yǎn yuán yǎn guò hěn duō cì máo zhǔ xí.
This special-type actor has played Chairman Mao many times.
特型。
Zhè zhǒng tè xíng luó sī xū yào zhuān mén dìng zuò.
This special-shaped screw needs to be custom-made.
特型。
Gōng sī xīn mǎi le yí liàng tè xíng xiāo fáng chē.
The company bought a new special-purpose fire truck.

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.

特tèspecial

特型 uses 特 'special' to specify 型 'type', meaning a distinctive model or shape.

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.

牛寺特

Meaning part形符xíngfú

Sound part声符shēngfú

寺

寺sì特tè

The sound has drifted apartThe sound part was a clue two thousand years ago — it often still helps, but not always.

The shape combines 牛 (ox) with 寺, which gives the pronunciation; it originally meant a large bull.

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

刑土型

Meaning part形符xíngfú

土土tǔearth

Sound part声符shēngfú

刑

刑xíng型xíng

Same sound today

型 pairs 土 (earth) with 刑, which supplies the sound; the shape shows an earthen mold, hence form or pattern.

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