防弹玻璃 (fáng dàn bō li) — bulletproof glass | TongTong Chinese Dictionary

Definition

noun

bulletproof glass

Measure word · 块

Examples

防弹玻璃。
Yín háng ān zhuāng le fáng dàn bō li.
The bank installed bulletproof glass.
防弹玻璃。
Zhè zhǒng fáng dàn bō li fēi cháng jiān gù.
This type of bulletproof glass is very sturdy.
防弹玻璃。
Tā men yòng fáng dàn bō li bǎo hù zhòng yào rén wù.
They use bulletproof glass to protect important people.

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.

防弹bulletproof

防fángprevent弹tánbullet

动宾Verb + object

玻璃glass

玻bō璃lí

防弹, preventing bullets, and 玻璃, glass, give bulletproof glass.

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.

阝方防

Meaning part形符xíngfú

阝Written in full as阜fù

Sound part声符shēngfú

方

方fāng防fáng

Same sound today

防 pairs 阝 (written fully as 阜) with 方, which gives the sound.

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 彈; 弹 is its simplified writing.

弓單彈

Meaning part形符xíngfú

Sound part声符shēngfú

單

單dān彈tán

Close in sound todayThe sound part was a clue two thousand years ago — it often still helps, but not always.

The traditional form 彈 pairs 弓 (bow) with the sound part 單; the simplified 弹 is a shorthand.

No reliable origin is recorded for this character.

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

王离璃

Meaning part形符xíngfú

王Written in full as玉yùjade

Sound part声符shēngfú

离

Same sound today

In 璃, the left side 王 is jade, written in full as 玉, and the right side 离 gives the sound lí.

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