电站 (diàn zhàn) — power station, power plant

Definition

noun

power stationpower plant

Measure word · 座

电站。
Zhè ge diàn zhàn wèi quán chéng gōng diàn.
This power station supplies electricity to the whole city.
电站。
Fù jìn jiàn le yí zuò xīn de tài yáng néng diàn zhàn.
A new solar power station was built nearby.
电站。
diàn zhàn De gōng rén zhèng zài jiǎn chá shè bèi.
Workers at the power station are checking the equipment.

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.

电diànelectricity

'电' refers to electricity and '站' to a station; together they name a power station.

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 電; 电 is its simplified writing.

Meaning part形符xíngfú

雨雨yǔrain

Sound part声符shēngfú

申

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

For the traditional form 電, 雨 (rain) sits with 申, read shēn and meaning lightning.

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

立占站

Meaning part形符xíngfú

Sound part声符shēngfú

占

Same sound today

站 has 立 on the left and 占 on the right; 立 relates to standing, and 占 gives the sound.

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