世界杯 (shì jiè bēi) — World Cup (international sports competition) | TongTong Chinese Dictionary

Definition

noun

World Cup (international sports competition)

Measure word · 个

Examples

世界杯。
Jīn nián de shì jiè bēi zài kǎ tǎ ěr jǔ xíng.
This year's World Cup was held in Qatar.
世界杯。
Tā měi jiè shì jiè bēi dōu huì kàn jué sài.
He watches the final every World Cup.
世界杯。
shì jiè bēi De guàn jūn jiǎng bēi shì chún jīn zuò de.
The World Cup championship trophy is made of pure gold.

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.

世界world

世shìworld界jièrealm

联合Coordinate

世界 ('world') specifies the kind of 杯 ('cup'), naming a global sports trophy.

Characters in this word

No reliable origin is recorded for this character.

Most characters — around four in five — are built this way: one part hints at the meaning, the other at the pronunciation.

田介界

Meaning part形符xíngfú

田田tiánfield

Sound part声符shēngfú

介

介jiè界jiè

Same sound today

界 is built from 田 (field) and 介. 田 carries the meaning, while 介 gives the sound.

Most characters — around four in five — are built this way: one part hints at the meaning, the other at the pronunciation.

木不杯

Meaning part形符xíngfú

Sound part声符shēngfú

不

不bù杯bēi

The sound has drifted apartThe sound part was a clue two thousand years ago — it often still helps, but not always.

杯 is built from 木, meaning wood, and 不, which gives the sound.

Appears in

Sports & Athletics

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