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入场费 (rù chǎng fèi) — admission fee, entrance fee

Definition

noun
admission feeentrance fee

Examples

  • 入场费。
    Zhè ge zhǎn lǎn de rù chǎng fèi shì wǔ shí yuán.
    The admission fee for this exhibition is fifty yuan.
  • 入场费。
    rù chǎng fèi Bāo kuò yì bēi yǐn liào.
    The entrance fee includes a drink.
  • 入场费。
    Xué shēng kě yǐ xiǎng shòu rù chǎng fèi bàn jià.
    Students can enjoy half-price admission.

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.

入场enter a venue
入rùenter场chǎngvenue
动宾Verb + object
费fèifee

入场 refers to entering a venue, and 费 is the charge; together they mean admission fee.

Characters in this word

An abstract idea shown by a mark or a diagram rather than by a picture of an object.

入 is drawn as an arrowhead, indicating 'to enter'.

Open 入 →

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

This origin belongs to the traditional form 場; 场 is its simplified writing.

Meaning part形符xíngfú
土土tǔearth
Sound part声符shēngfú
昜
昜yáng場chǎng
The sound has drifted apartThe sound part was a clue two thousand years ago — it often still helps, but not always.

The traditional form 場 pairs 土 (earth) with 昜 as a sound part; the simplified 场 is a later abbreviation, so its parts do not have that historical role.

Open 场 →

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

This origin belongs to the traditional form 費; 费 is its simplified writing.

Meaning part形符xíngfú
貝貝bèicowry
Sound part声符shēngfú
弗
弗fú費fèi
The sound has drifted apartThe sound part was a clue two thousand years ago — it often still helps, but not always.

The traditional form 費 has 貝, a cowry shell, and 弗, which gives a sound; the simplified 费 is a shorthand, and its parts are not the original pieces.

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