冰球界 (bīng qiú jiè) — ice hockey community; the world of ice hockey

Definition

界 means 'world/circle/field' — a community of people in a domain. Here 冰球界 is the ice-hockey world: players, teams, fans, and industry figures collectively. As a standalone compound it's domain-specific (HSK 7) rather than everyday vocabulary.

noun
ice hockey communitythe world of ice hockey

Examples

  • 冰球界。
    bīng qiú jiè Zuì jìn zēng jiā le xǔ duō nián qīng xuǎn shǒu.
    The ice hockey world has recently added many young players.
  • 冰球界，。
    Tā zài bīng qiú jiè hěn yǒu míng, dà jiā dōu rèn shi tā.
    He is well known in the ice hockey community; everyone knows him.
  • 冰球界。
    Zhè chǎng bǐ sài de shèng lì ràng zhěng gè bīng qiú jiè wèi zhī fèi téng.
    The victory in this match made the entire ice hockey world boil with excitement.

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.

冰球ice hockey
冰bīngice球qiúball
偏正Modifier + head
界jièworld

冰球 means ice hockey and 界 means world, together giving the ice hockey community.

Characters in this word

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

Meaning part形符xíngfú
水水shuǐ
Sound part声符shēngfú
冫
仌bīng冰bīng
Same sound today

冰 adds 水 (water) to 冫, the short form of 仌; 冫 gives the sound, and 水 shows the meaning.

Open 冰 →

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

Meaning part形符xíngfú
玉玉yùjade
Sound part声符shēngfú
求
求qiú球qiú
Same sound today

球 is built from 玉, meaning jade, and 求, which gives the sound.

Open 球 →

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

Meaning part形符xíngfú
田田tiánfield
Sound part声符shēngfú
介
介jiè界jiè
Same sound today

界 is built from 田 (field) and 介. 田 carries the meaning, while 介 gives the sound.

Open 界 →

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