布拉格 (Bù lā gé) — Prague | TongTong Chinese Dictionary

Definition

noun

Prague

Examples

布拉格。
Wǒ míng nián dǎ suàn qù Bù lā gé lǚ yóu.
I plan to travel to Prague next year.
布拉格，。
Bù lā gé Shì jié kè de shǒu dū, fēi cháng měi lì.
Prague is the capital of Czech Republic, very beautiful.
布拉格。
Tā zài Bù lā gé liú xué le liǎng nián.
She studied abroad in Prague for two years.

Origin

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

巾巾jīnkerchief

Sound part声符shēngfú

父

父fù布bù

Close in sound todayThe sound part was a clue two thousand years ago — it often still helps, but not always.

布 pairs 巾, a kerchief, with 父 as a sound part.

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

手手shǒuhand

Sound part声符shēngfú

立

立lì拉lā

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

拉 pairs 手 (hand) with 立, a component that supplies the sound.

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

木各格

Meaning part形符xíngfú

木木mùwood

Sound part声符shēngfú

各

各gè格gé

Same sound today

格 is built from 木 (wood) on the left and 各 on the right, which gives the sound.

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