寒带 (hán dài) — polar climate | TongTong Chinese Dictionary

Definition

The frigid climate zone at the Earth's extremes, colder than 温带 (temperate zone) and centered on the poles.

noun

polar climate

寒带。
hán dài De dōng tiān fēi cháng hán lěng.
The winter in the polar climate is extremely cold.
寒带。
Hěn duō dòng wù shēng huó zài hán dài.
Many animals live in the polar climate.
寒带。
hán dài Dì qū rén yān xī shǎo.
The polar climate region is sparsely populated.

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.

寒 gives a cold sense, and 带 is a belt or zone, so the whole means a cold zone.

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

寒 shows 宀 (house), 人 (person), and 茻 (grass): a person sleeping in grass inside a house to keep out the cold.

A drawing of the thing itself, worn down over three thousand years into a few strokes.

This origin belongs to the traditional form 帶; 带 is its simplified writing.

The traditional form 帶 was drawn as a woven belt; the simplified 带 is a later shorthand.

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