防护衣 (fáng hù yī) — protective clothing, protective suit | tongtong Chinese Dictionary

Definition

noun

protective clothingprotective suit

Measure word · 件

Examples

防护衣。
Yī shēng chuān shàng fáng hù yī cái néng jìn rù gé lí qū.
Doctors must put on protective clothing before entering the quarantine zone.
防护衣。
Shí yàn shì yāo qiú suǒ yǒu rén chuān bái sè fáng hù yī.
The lab requires everyone to wear white protective suits.
防护衣。
Zhè pī fáng hù yī de cái zhì hěn nài yòng.
The material of this batch of protective clothing is very durable.

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.

防护protect

防fángprotect护hùprotect

联合Side by side

衣yīclothing

防 and 护 both mean protect, and 衣 is clothing, giving protective clothing.

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.

扌户护

Meaning part形符xíngfú

扌Written in full as手shǒu

Sound part声符shēngfú

户

户hù护hù

Same sound today

护 combines 扌 (the hand form 手) with 户, which gives the sound hù.

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

The shape of 衣 comes from an outline of the chest and upper clothing.

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