名校 (míng xiào) — famous school; prestigious school | TongTong Chinese Dictionary

Definition

noun

famous schoolprestigious school

Measure word · 所

Examples

名校，。
Tā kǎo shàng le yì suǒ míng xiào, quán jiā dōu hěn gāo xìng.
She was admitted to a prestigious school, and the whole family was very happy.
名校。
Zhè suǒ míng xiào yǐ qí yán gé de xué shù xùn liàn wén míng.
This famous school is known for its rigorous academic training.
，名校。
Zài dōng jīng, míng xiào de rù xué jìng zhēng fēi cháng jī liè.
In Tokyo, the competition for admission to prestigious schools is very intense.

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.

名 famous and 校 school combine to mean famous school.

Characters in this word

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

夕口名

夕夕xīcrescent moon
口口kǒumouth

名 puts 夕 (crescent moon) above 口 (mouth), showing a name spoken in the dark.

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

木交校

Meaning part形符xíngfú

木木mùtree

Sound part声符shēngfú

交

交jiāo校jiào

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

校 is built from 木 (tree) on the left and 交 on the right, which supplies the sound.

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