联合体 (lián hé tǐ) — alliance, consortium; integrated complex (e.g. economic or industrial complex)

Definition

noun
allianceconsortiumintegrated complex (e.g. economic or industrial complex)
Measure word · 个

Examples

  • 联合体。
    Zhè ge lián hé tǐ shì yóu duō jiā qǐ yè zǔ chéng de.
    This consortium is composed of multiple enterprises.
  • 联合体。
    Gāi lián hé tǐ fù zé kāi fā xīn de jì shù píng tái.
    The alliance is responsible for developing new technology platforms.
  • 联合体。
    Liǎng gè chéng shì xíng chéng le yí gè jīng jì lián hé tǐ.
    The two cities have formed an economic complex.

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.

联合join together
联liánjoin合hécombine
联合Side by side
体tǐbody

联 and 合 both mean joining together, and 体 is a body or organization, so it is a body formed by joining.

Characters in this word

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

This origin belongs to the traditional form 聯; 联 is its simplified writing.

The traditional form 聯 combines 耳 (ear) and 絲 (silk); 联 is a simplified form of 聯.

Open 联 →

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

合 shows 亼 and 口 arranged as two mouths speaking together.

Open 合 →

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 體; 体 is its simplified writing.

Meaning part形符xíngfú
骨骨gǔbone
Sound part声符shēngfú
豊
豊lǐ體tǐ
Close in sound todayThe sound part was a clue two thousand years ago — it often still helps, but not always.

The traditional form 體 pairs 骨 (bone) with 豊 as a sound part; this note is about 體, not about the parts of 体.

Open 体 →

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