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零件

língjiàn

component; spare part

Gears, screws and springs laid out neatly on a cloth
Memory picture

Characters in this word

零 líng

Strokes
13
Radical
雨 — rain
Made of
雨 rain 令 command, decree, order
How it's built
Phono-semantic — one part hints at the meaning, another at the sound

件 jiàn

Strokes
6
Radical
亻 — man, person
Made of
亻 man, person 牛 ox, cow, bull
How it's built
Ideograph — the meaning is built from its parts

Example phrases

  • 进口设备的关键零件一旦缺货,整条生产线都可能停摆。 Jìnkǒu shèbèi de guānjiàn língjiàn yídàn quēhuò, zhěng tiáo shēngchǎnxiàn dōu kěnéng tíngbǎi. Once key components for imported equipment are out of stock, the entire production line may come to a halt.
  • 修自行车需要换一个小零件,花不了多少钱。 Xiū zìxíngchē xūyào huàn yí gè xiǎo língjiàn, huā bu liǎo duōshao qián. Fixing the bicycle only needs one small part replaced, which won't cost much.
  • 他把钟拆开,一个个零件整整齐齐地摆在桌上。 Tā bǎ zhōng chāikāi, yí gè gè língjiàn zhěngzhěngqíqí de bǎi zài zhuō shàng. He took the clock apart and laid out the parts one by one, neatly, on the table.

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