联络点 (lián luò diǎn) — contact point, liaison point

Definition

noun
contact pointliaison point

Examples

  • 联络点。
    Wǒ men zài měi gè chéng shì dōu shè le yí gè lián luò diǎn.
    We set up a contact point in every city.
  • 联络点。
    Zhè ge lián luò diǎn fù zé xié tiáo gè fāng zī yuán.
    This liaison point is responsible for coordinating resources from all sides.
  • 联络点。
    Qǐng bǎ zī liào sòng dào zuì jìn de lián luò diǎn.
    Please send the materials to the nearest contact point.

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.

联络liaison
联liánconnect络luònetwork
联合Side by side
点diǎnpoint

联络 (liaison) and 点 (point) mean a place or point for contact.

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 →

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 絡; 络 is its simplified writing.

Meaning part形符xíngfú
糸糸mìthread
Sound part声符shēngfú
各
各gè絡luò
The sound has drifted apartThe sound part was a clue two thousand years ago — it often still helps, but not always.

The traditional form 絡 pairs 糸 (thread) with 各 as a sound part, showing something wrapped in thread, like a web of thread; the simplified 络 is a later shorthand.

Open 络 →

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 點; 点 is its simplified writing.

Meaning part形符xíngfú
黑黑hēiblack
Sound part声符shēngfú
占
占zhàn點diǎn(r)
The sound has drifted apartThe sound part was a clue two thousand years ago — it often still helps, but not always.

The traditional form 點 pairs 黑 (black) with 占 for its sound; the simplified 点 is a later abbreviation.

Open 点 →

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