宿营地 (sù yíng dì) — campsite, camping ground (often military or out…

Definition

noun

campsitecamping ground (often military or outdoor)

Measure word · 个

Examples

宿营地。
Tā men zài shān shàng zhǎo dào le yí gè sù yíng dì.
They found a campsite on the mountain.
宿营地，。
Zhè ge sù yíng dì kào jìn hé biān, fēi cháng shì hé dā zhàng peng.
This campsite is close to the river, very suitable for pitching tents.
宿营地。
Shì bīng men bǎ sù yíng dì jiàn zài shù lín lǐ.
The soldiers set up the campsite in the woods.

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.

宿营camp

宿sùlodge营yíngcamp

动宾Verb + object

地dìplace

「宿」lodge,「营」camp, and「地」place together mean a camping ground.

Characters in this word

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

人人rénperson
囗囗wéibamboo mat

The shape comes from an old drawing of 人, a person, resting on a mat.

Open 宿 →

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 營; 营 is its simplified writing.

Meaning part形符xíngfú

宮宮gōngpalace

Sound part声符shēngfú

熒

熒yíng營yíng

Same sound today

The traditional form 營 pairs 宮 (palace) with 熒 as a sound part, depicting a person working all night with a light on his house; the simplified 营 is a later abbreviation.

Open 营 →

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.

Open 地 →

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