废纸 (fèi zhǐ) — wastepaper | TongTong Chinese Dictionary

Definition

noun

wastepaper

Measure word · 张

Examples

废纸。
Qǐng bǎ zhè xiē fèi zhǐ rēng jìn lā jī tǒng.
Please throw this wastepaper into the trash can.
废纸。
Bàn gōng shì lǐ duī le hěn duō fèi zhǐ.
There is a lot of wastepaper piled up in the office.
废纸。
fèi zhǐ Kě yǐ huí shōu zài lì yòng.
Wastepaper can be recycled and reused.

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.

废纸 combines 废 (waste) and 纸 (paper) to mean paper that is no longer useful.

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.

This origin belongs to the traditional form 廢; 废 is its simplified writing.

广發廢

Meaning part形符xíngfú

广广guǎnghouse

Sound part声符shēngfú

發

發fā廢fèi

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

The traditional form 廢 shows 广 as a house and 發 as the sound.

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 紙; 纸 is its simplified writing.

Meaning part形符xíngfú

糸糸mìsilk

Sound part声符shēngfú

氏

氏shì紙zhǐ

Same sound today

For 纸, the traditional form 紙 combines 糸 (silk) with 氏 (the sound part).

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