以色列人 (Yǐ sè liè rén) — Israeli (person from Israel); Israelite (histor…

Definition

noun

Israeli (person from Israel)Israelite (historical/biblical term)

Measure word · 个

以色列人，。
Wǒ rèn shi yí gè Yǐ sè liè rén, tā lái zì tè lā wéi fū.
I know an Israeli; he's from Tel Aviv.
以色列人。
Hěn duō Yǐ sè liè rén dōu huì shuō yīng yǔ.
Many Israelis can speak English.
以色列人。
Zhè wèi Yǐ sè liè rén péng you zài zhōng guó gōng zuò.
This Israeli friend works in China.

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.

以色列

以色列 spells Israel, and 人 means person, so the word denotes an Israeli person.

Characters in this word

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

The shape came from a drawing of a person carrying something; in 以, part of that person is still visible on the right.

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

色 pairs 爪 (a hand) with 卩 (a kneeling person), showing a hand pressing down on the kneeling person.

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

列 combines 歹, drawn as skeletal remains, and 刀, a knife, to depict tearing apart.

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

The shape of 人 shows a side view of a standing person, with an arm and a leg.