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加拿大人 (jiā ná dà rén) — Canadian (person)

Definition

noun
Canadian (person)
Measure word · 个

Examples

  • 加拿大人。
    Tā shì wǒ rèn shi de dì yī gè jiā ná dà rén.
    He is the first Canadian I've ever met.
  • 加拿大人。
    Hěn duō jiā ná dà rén xǐ huan zài dōng tiān huá xuě.
    Many Canadians like to ski in winter.
  • 加拿大人。
    Zhè ge jiā ná dà rén zhōng wén shuō dé fēi cháng hǎo.
    This Canadian speaks Chinese very well.

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.

加拿大Canada
加jiāphonetic拿náphonetic大dàphonetic
音译Transliteration
人rénperson

The word uses 加拿大 to sound out Canada and 人 to mean person.

Characters in this word

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

加 pairs 力 and 口. In one explanation 力 is strength and 口 is the mouth, meaning exaggeration; in another 力 is plowing effort and 口 is breath or exclamation, meaning extra effort.

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

The shape 拿 pairs 合 with 手, and it is a later alternative form for taking with the hand.

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

The form 大 is a picture of a person standing and facing forward, not of someone stretching their arms.

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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.

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