输电线 (shū diàn xiàn) — power transmission line; electric power line

Definition

noun
power transmission lineelectric power line
Measure word · 条

Examples

  • 输电线。
    Zhè xiē shū diàn xiàn bǎ diàn cóng fā diàn zhàn sòng dào chéng shì.
    These transmission lines carry electricity from the power station to the city.
  • 输电线。
    Gōng rén men zhèng zài xiū lǐ yì tiáo sǔn huài de shū diàn xiàn.
    Workers are repairing a damaged power line.
  • 输电线。
    Zhè tiáo shū diàn xiàn kuà yuè le zhěng piàn shān qū.
    This transmission line spans the entire mountain area.

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.

输电transmit electricity
输shūtransmit电diànelectricity
动宾Verb + object
线xiànline

输电 means transmitting electricity and 线 means a line, naming a power transmission line.

Characters in this word

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 輸; 输 is its simplified writing.

Meaning part形符xíngfú
車車jū
Sound part声符shēngfú
俞
俞yú輸shū
Same sound today

The traditional form 輸 pairs 車 (vehicle) with 俞 for sound; 車 shows the meaning.

Open 输 →

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 電; 电 is its simplified writing.

Meaning part形符xíngfú
雨雨yǔrain
Sound part声符shēngfú
申
申shēn電diàn
The sound has drifted apartThe sound part was a clue two thousand years ago — it often still helps, but not always.

For the traditional form 電, 雨 (rain) sits with 申, read shēn and meaning lightning.

Open 电 →

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 線; 线 is its simplified writing.

Meaning part形符xíngfú
糹Written in full as糸mì
Sound part声符shēngfú
泉
泉quán線xiàn
The sound has drifted apartThe sound part was a clue two thousand years ago — it often still helps, but not always.

The traditional form 線 uses 糹 (silk/thread) to show the meaning and 泉 to suggest the sound; the simplified 线 is a later shorthand.

Open 线 →

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