尾巴 (wěi ba) — tail

Definition

noun
tail
Measure word ·

Examples

  • 尾巴
    Zhè zhī gǒu de wěi ba hěn duǎn.
    This dog's tail is very short.
  • 尾巴
    Pái duì de wěi ba tài cháng le, wǒ men děng le hǎo jiǔ.
    The tail of the queue is too long; we waited a long time.
  • 尾巴
    Tā zǒng gēn zài wǒ hòu miàn, xiàng yì tiáo wěi ba.
    He always follows behind me, like a tail.

Origin

Derived word
构词法gòucífǎ
后缀hòuzhuìSuffix

A fixed syllable at the end that turns the word into a noun, a person, a place or the like.

尾 gives the idea of tail, while 巴 adds no separate meaning and completes the common word.

Characters in this word

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

The form 尾 combines 尸 (person) and 毛 (hair; feather).

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No reliable origin is recorded for this character.

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