利普顿 (lì pǔ dú) — (proper noun) Lipton (tea brand or surname)

Definition

Transliteration of the English name 'Lipton' — used as a Western surname or to refer to the Lipton tea brand, typically as 利普顿茶.

noun

(proper noun) Lipton (tea brand or surname)

利普顿，。
Tā xǐ huan hē lì pǔ dú chá, měi tiān xià wǔ dōu yào pào yì bēi.
He likes to drink Lipton tea and makes a cup every afternoon.
利普顿。
Lǐ jiào shòu yāo qǐng lì pǔ dú xiān sheng lái xué xiào zuò jiǎng zuò.
Professor Li invited Mr. Lipton to give a lecture at the school.
，利普顿。
Zhè jiā chāo shì yǒu gè zhǒng pǐn pái de chá yè, bāo kuò lì pǔ dú.
This supermarket has various brands of tea, including Lipton.

Characters in this word

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

利 combines 禾 (grain) and 刀 (knife), showing a knife used to cut grain.

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

並日普

普 is made of 日 (sun) and 並 (side by side).

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 頓; 顿 is its simplified writing.

屯頁頓

Meaning part形符xíngfú

頁頁yè

Sound part声符shēngfú

屯

Close in sound todayThe sound part was a clue two thousand years ago — it often still helps, but not always.

The traditional form 頓 combines 屯, drawn as a kneeling person's head, with 頁, and expresses a bow or kowtow. The simplified 顿 replaces 頁 with 页.

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