西西 (xī xī) — (classifier) cubic centimeter (cc)
Definition
A measure word for cubic centimeters (cc), used in technical contexts like engines and medical doses. Usually written as the abbreviation 'cc' in modern Chinese.
classifier
cubic centimeter (cc)
Examples
- 西西。Yī shēng gěi wǒ dǎ le wǔ xī xī de yào shuǐ.The doctor gave me an injection of 5 cc of medicine.
- 西西。Zhè liàng chē de fā dòng jī shì yì qiān xī xī de.This car's engine is 1000 cc.
- 西西。Měi shēng qì yóu jiā èr shí xī xī tiān jiā jì.Add 20 cc of additive per liter of gasoline.
Origin
Single-morpheme word构词法gòucífǎ
音译yīnyìTransliteration
The characters spell the sound of a foreign word; their individual meanings play no part.
The two 西 characters have no meaning of their own here; together they spell the foreign sound for cubic centimeters.
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