驾驶舱 (jià shǐ cāng) — cockpit; control cabin | TongTong Chinese Dictionary

Definition

noun

cockpitcontrol cabin

Measure word · 个

Examples

驾驶舱。
Fēi xíng yuán zài jià shǐ cāng lǐ jiǎn chá yí biǎo.
The pilot checks the instruments in the cockpit.
驾驶舱。
Zhè jià fēi jī de jià shǐ cāng fēi cháng xiān jìn.
The cockpit of this aircraft is very advanced.
驾驶舱。
Chéng kè bù néng jìn rù jià shǐ cāng.
Passengers cannot enter the cockpit.

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.

驾驶drive

驾jiàdrive驶shǐdrive

联合Coordinate

驾驶 means to drive, and 舱 is a cabin, so it is the place for driving.

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 駕; 驾 is its simplified writing.

加馬駕

Meaning part形符xíngfú

馬馬mǎ

Sound part声符shēngfú

加

加jiā駕jià

Same sound today

In the traditional form 駕, 馬 relates to a horse, and 加 gives the sound; this story is about 駕, not the simplified 驾.

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 駛; 驶 is its simplified writing.

馬史駛

Meaning part形符xíngfú

馬馬mǎ

Sound part声符shēngfú

史

史shǐ駛shǐ

Same sound today

The traditional form 駛 has 馬 as the meaning part and 史 as the sound part.

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 艙; 舱 is its simplified writing.

舟倉艙

Meaning part形符xíngfú

舟舟zhōuboat

Sound part声符shēngfú

倉

倉cāng艙cāng

Same sound today

The traditional form 艙 has 舟 (boat) and 倉, and 倉 is used for the sound. The simplified 舱 is a later shorthand.

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