泵

bèng
水 + 石

Definitions

bèng (noun) pump

Etymology

To pull water 水 out of stone 石

About

泵 is a relatively modern ideogrammatic compound, coined to render the English word 'pump.' Its structure places 石 (stone) above 水 (water), a visual suggestion of drawing water from stone. Created to meet the need for new scientific and industrial terms during the modernization of Chinese technical vocabulary, it denotes mechanical devices for moving fluids or compressing gases, commonly used in both engineering and everyday plumbing.

Example Sentences Hide

这个水泵很好用。

Zhège shuǐbèn hěn hǎoyòng.

This water pump is very easy to use.

农场需要一台水泵。

Nóngchǎng xūyào yì tái shuǐbèn.

The farm needs a water pump.

工人正在修理油泵。

Gōngrén zhèngzài xiūlǐ yóubèn.

The worker is repairing the oil pump.

泵站正在维修中。

Bènzhàn zhèngzài wéixiū zhōng.

The pumping station is under maintenance.

消防泵必须定期检查。

Xiāofángbèn bìxū dìngqī jiǎnchá.

Fire pumps must be inspected regularly.

这台泵的功率很大。

Zhè tái bèn de gōnglǜ hěn dà.

This pump has very high power.

如果泵的压力不足，系统就会报警。

Rúguǒ bèn de yālì bùzú, xìtǒng jiù huì bàojǐng.

If the pump pressure is insufficient, the system will sound an alarm.

工程师优化了泵的流体动力学设计。

Gōngchéngshī yōuhuà le bèn de liútǐ dònglìxué shèjì.

The engineer optimized the pump's hydrodynamic design.

Related Characters

Component: 水

冰 泉 尿 浆 汞 沓 颍 淼 盥 凼 氽 汆 㞙 㲾

Component: 石

确 研 破 础 硬 码 碰 矿 碎 岩 碍 磨 磁 碗

Example Words

水泵 气泵 泵浦 热泵 抽水泵 油泵