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东区 (Dōng qū) — East District (a district in a city, often referring to a specific administrative division)

Definition

noun
East District (a district in a city, often referring to a specific administrative division)
Measure word · 个

Examples

  • 东区。
    Wǒ men gōng sī jiù zài Dōng qū.
    Our company is right in the East District.
  • 东区。
    Cóng shì zhōng xīn dào Dōng qū dà gài xū yào èr shí fēn zhōng.
    It takes about twenty minutes from the city center to the East District.
  • 东区。
    Dōng qū De fáng jià bǐ xī qū gāo hěn duō.
    Housing prices in the East District are much higher than in the West District.

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.

东dōngeast
区qūdistrict

东, meaning east, and 区, meaning district, combine to name the eastern district.

Characters in this word

A drawing of the thing itself, worn down over three thousand years into a few strokes.

This origin belongs to the traditional form 東; 东 is its simplified writing.

The traditional form 東 originally drew a full bag tied at both ends. The simplified 东 is a later shorthand, not the historical shape.

Open 东 →

Two or more meaningful parts placed together so that their meanings combine into a new one.

This origin belongs to the traditional form 區; 区 is its simplified writing.

The traditional form 區 is made from 匸 and 品; the simplified 区 is a shorthand.

Open 区 →
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