地标 (dì biāo) — landmark | tongtong Chinese Dictionary

Definition

noun

landmark

Measure word · 个

Examples

地标。
Zhè zuò dà lóu shì chéng shì de dì biāo.
This building is a landmark of the city.
地标，。
Nà zuò shān shì dāng dì de dì biāo, yóu kè dōu huì qù pāi zhào.
That mountain is a local landmark; tourists all go to take photos.
地标。
Zhè ge shì jiàn shì lì shǐ shàng de zhòng yào dì biāo.
This event is an important landmark in history.

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.

地 means land and 标 means mark, so it names a mark on the land.

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.

土也地

Meaning part形符xíngfú

土土tǔearth

Sound part声符shēngfú

也

也yě地dì

The sound has drifted apartThe sound part was a clue two thousand years ago — it often still helps, but not always.

地 is built from 土 (earth) and 也, which gives its sound.

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 標; 标 is its simplified writing.

木票標

Meaning part形符xíngfú

Sound part声符shēngfú

票

票piào標biāo

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

The traditional form 標 pairs 木 with 票, and 票 gives the sound; the simplified 标 is the modern form of that traditional character.

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