乳制品 (rǔ zhì pǐn) — dairy products | TongTong Chinese Dictionary

Definition

noun

dairy products

Measure word · 种

Examples

乳制品。
Chāo shì lǐ rǔ zhì pǐn de zhǒng lèi hěn duō.
There are many kinds of dairy products in the supermarket.
乳制品。
Tā měi tiān zǎo cān dōu hē yì bēi rǔ zhì pǐn.
He drinks a cup of dairy product every morning for breakfast.
乳制品。
Zhè zhǒng rǔ zhì pǐn hán yǒu fēng fù de gài.
This kind of dairy product is rich in calcium.

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.

制品made product

制zhìmake品pǐnproduct

偏正Modifier + head

乳 (milk) + 制 (make) + 品 (product): goods made from milk.

Characters in this word

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

乳 originally drew a kneeling woman holding and breastfeeding a child, matching its meanings of breast and milk.

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

朱朱zhūtree
刀刀dāoknife

The form 制 pairs 朱 (tree) with 刀 (knife), showing the act of cutting a tree.

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

品 repeats the same simple shape three times, representing various objects.

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HSK 3.0 Level 7-9 Food (General)

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