乐师 (yuè shī) — musician | TongTong Chinese Dictionary

Definition

noun

musician

Measure word · 位

乐师。
Tā shì yí wèi zhù míng de yuè shī.
He is a famous musician.
乐师。
Zhè chǎng yīn yuè huì xū yào wǔ wèi yuè shī.
This concert needs five musicians.
乐师。
yuè shī Men zhèng zài yǎn zòu yì shǒu gǔ lǎo de qǔ zi.
The musicians are playing an ancient tune.

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.

乐 means music and 师 means master; together they refer to a musician.

Characters in this word

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

This origin belongs to the traditional form 樂; 乐 is its simplified writing.

In the traditional form 樂, 絲 (string) with 木 (wood) shows strings on a piece of wood, a musical instrument; the simplified 乐 is a later shorthand.

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

This origin belongs to the traditional form 師; 师 is its simplified writing.

𠂤帀師

The traditional form 師 combines 𠂤 and 帀; the simplified 师 is not the form explained here.

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