夜景 (yè jǐng) — night scene; night view | TongTong Chinese Dictionary

Definition

noun

night scenenight view

Examples

夜景，。
Zhàn zài shān dǐng fǔ kàn chéng shì yè jǐng, dēng huǒ huī huáng.
Standing on the mountaintop overlooking the night scene of the city, the lights were splendid.
夜景，。
Zhè zhāng zhào piàn pāi de shì shàng hǎi wài tān de yè jǐng, fēi cháng měi.
This photo captures the night view of the Bund in Shanghai — it's very beautiful.
，夜景。
Tā men yán zhe hé àn sàn bù, xīn shǎng mí rén de yè jǐng.
They strolled along the riverbank, admiring the charming night scene.

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.

“夜” (night) and “景” (scene) combine to mean a scene seen at night.

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

夕夕xīmoon

Sound part声符shēngfú

亦

亦yì夜yè

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

The form 夜 pairs 亦 as a sound part with 夕 as a moon part, for night. In the modern shape, the 亦 part is broken up and one stroke merges into 夕.

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

日京景

Meaning part形符xíngfú

日日rìsun

Sound part声符shēngfú

京

京jīng景jǐng

Same sound today

景 has 日 (sun) with 京, which gives its sound; it originally meant sunlight.

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