车座 (chē zuò) — car seat | TongTong Chinese Dictionary

Definition

noun

car seat

Measure word · 个

Examples

车座。
Zhè ge chē zuò hěn shū fu.
This car seat is very comfortable.
车座。
Qǐng diào zhěng yí xià chē zuò de gāo dù.
Please adjust the height of the car seat.
车座。
Xīn chē zuò zuò qǐ lái gèng shū fu.
The new car seat is more comfortable to sit on.

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.

车chēvehicle

座zuòseat

车 'vehicle' and 座 'seat' combine to mean a seat on a vehicle.

Characters in this word

A drawing of the thing itself, worn down over three thousand years into a few strokes.

This origin belongs to the traditional form 車; 车 is its simplified writing.

The traditional form 車 was drawn as a carriage seen from above, with wheels on both sides and a shaft at the front; the simplified 车 is a later shorthand.

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

广坐座

Meaning part形符xíngfú

广广guǎnghouse on cliff

Sound part声符shēngfú

坐

坐zuò座zuò

Same sound today

座 pairs 广, a house on a cliff, with 坐 to give the sound.

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