夜校 (yè xiào) — night school; evening school

Definition

A school that holds classes in the evening for working adults. Combines 夜 ('night') + 校 ('school').

noun

night schoolevening school

Measure word · 所

夜校。
Tā jué dìng míng nián qù yè xiào xué xí yīng yǔ.
He decided to go to night school to learn English next year.
夜校。
Zhè jiā yè xiào de kè chéng ān pái hěn líng huó.
This night school's course schedule is very flexible.
夜校，。
Tōng guò zài yè xiào de xué xí, tā zhǎo dào le gèng hǎo de gōng zuò.
Through studying at night school, he found a better job.

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” marks 校 “school” as held after dark.

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

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.

木交校

Meaning part形符xíngfú

木木mùtree

Sound part声符shēngfú

交

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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