土耳其人 (tǔ ěr qí rén) — Turkish person; Turk | TongTong Chinese Dictionary

Definition

noun

Turkish personTurk

Measure word · 个

Examples

土耳其人。
Wǒ zài lǚ xíng shí rèn shi le yí wèi tǔ ěr qí rén.
I met a Turkish person while traveling.
土耳其人。
Zhè wèi tǔ ěr qí rén qǐng wǒ chī le tǔ ěr qí kǎo ròu.
This Turkish person treated me to Turkish kebab.
土耳其人。
Hěn duō tǔ ěr qí rén xǐ huan hē hóng chá.
Many Turkish people like to drink black tea.

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.

土耳其

土tǔ耳ěr其qí

土耳其 spells Turkey and 人 means person, so a Turkish person.

Characters in this word

No reliable origin is recorded for this character.

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

耳 is drawn as a picture of an ear.

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

The modern form 其 comes from an early drawing of a basket, with a stand added underneath.

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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