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质谱仪 (zhì pǔ yí) — mass spectrometer; mass spectrograph

Definition

noun
mass spectrometermass spectrograph
Measure word · 台

Examples

  • 质谱仪。
    Zhè tái zhì pǔ yí kě yǐ fēn xī yàng pǐn zhōng de huà xué chéng fèn.
    This mass spectrometer can analyze the chemical components in the sample.
  • 质谱仪。
    Tā zhèng zài yòng zhì pǔ yí jìn xíng dàn bái zhì de jiàn dìng.
    He is using a mass spectrometer to identify proteins.
  • 质谱仪。
    Shí yàn shì mǎi le yì tái xīn de zhì pǔ yí.
    The lab bought a new mass spectrometer.

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.

质谱mass spectrum
质zhìmass谱pǔspectrum
偏正Modifier + head
仪yíinstrument

“质谱” refers to a mass spectrum, and “仪” means instrument, so the word names a mass spectrometer.

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 質; 质 is its simplified writing.

  • 斦斦yín
  • 貝貝bèi

The traditional form 質 is made up of 貝 and 斦; this describes 質, not the simplified 质.

Open 质 →

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 譜; 谱 is its simplified writing.

Meaning part形符xíngfú
言言yánsound
Sound part声符shēngfú
普
普pǔ譜pǔ(r)
Same sound today

In the traditional form 譜, 言 relates to sound and 普 gives the pronunciation; this explanation is about 譜, not the simplified 谱.

Open 谱 →

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 儀; 仪 is its simplified writing.

Meaning part形符xíngfú
亻Written in full as人rén
Sound part声符shēngfú
義
義yì儀yí
Same sound today

In the traditional form 儀, the left part 亻 shows a person, and the right part 義 supplies the sound. This description is about 儀, not the simplified 仪.

Open 仪 →
Appears in
Physics & ChemistryScience (General)

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