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塑料布 (sù liào bù) — plastic sheet; tarpaulin

Definition

noun
plastic sheettarpaulin
Measure word · 块

Examples

  • ，塑料布。
    Xià yǔ le, kuài bǎ sù liào bù gài zài huò wù shàng.
    It's raining, quickly cover the goods with the plastic sheet.
  • 塑料布。
    Gōng rén yòng sù liào bù bāo guǒ le jiàn zhù cái liào.
    The workers wrapped the building materials with a tarpaulin.
  • 塑料布，。
    Zhè kuài sù liào bù yòu dà yòu hòu, fēi cháng nài yòng.
    This piece of plastic sheet is both large and thick, very durable.

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.

塑料plastic material
塑sùmold料liàomaterial
偏正Modifier + head
布bùcloth

Moldable material and cloth combine for a plastic sheet.

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.

Meaning part形符xíngfú
土土tǔearth
Sound part声符shēngfú
朔
朔shuò塑sù
The sound has drifted apartThe sound part was a clue two thousand years ago — it often still helps, but not always.

塑 pairs 土 (earth) with 朔, which gives the sound.

Open 塑 →

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

料 combines 米 (rice) with 斗 (a dipper), showing rice being measured or gauged.

Open 料 →

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

Meaning part形符xíngfú
巾巾jīnkerchief
Sound part声符shēngfú
父
父fù布bù
Close in sound todayThe sound part was a clue two thousand years ago — it often still helps, but not always.

布 pairs 巾, a kerchief, with 父 as a sound part.

Open 布 →
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