零件
Old HSK 5
零件 (língjiàn) · part
零件 (língjiàn) means “part; component; spare part”. It is written with 2 characters: 零 (zero) + 件 (measure word for clothes, matters etc.). It is an old HSK 5 word (HSK 2.0).
How 零件 is built
The characters
零 líng · zero
What 零 is made of
- 雨yǔ — rain
- 帀zā — to rotate
- 一 — horizontal stroke
- 巾jīn — cloth
- 帀zā — to rotate
- 令lìng — command
- 人rén — person
Origin hint: 雨 gives the meaning, 令 gives the sound. (from the Make Me a Hanzi dataset; treat as a memory aid where history is uncertain)
件 jiàn · measure word for clothes, matters etc.
What 件 is made of
- 亻rén — person
- 牛niú — ox
Origin hint: A man 亻 dividing up a cow 牛 (from the Make Me a Hanzi dataset; treat as a memory aid where history is uncertain)
Example sentences
这台机器的零件坏了。Zhè tái jīqì de língjiàn huài le.A part of this machine is broken.
这些零件是从国外买的。Zhèxiē língjiàn shì cóng guówài mǎi de.These parts were bought abroad.
Questions about 零件
What does 零件 mean?
零件 (língjiàn) means “part; component; spare part”.
How do you pronounce 零件?
零件 is pronounced língjiàn.
Which HSK level is 零件?
零件 is in Old HSK 5.
Related words
- 零下língxiàbelow zero
- 零食língshísnack
- 零钱língqiánsmall change
- 零星língxīngscattered
- 零花钱línghuāqiánpocket money
- 零língzero
- 条件tiáojiàncondition
- 电子邮件diànzǐ yóujiànemail
- 事件shìjiànevent
- 文件wénjiàndocument
Learn 零件 with its group
It is part of Old HSK 5 · Group 61: a short group with quick checks and spaced repeats.