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度假村 (dù jià cūn) — resort; vacation village

Definition

noun
resortvacation village
Measure word · 个

Examples

  • 度假村，。
    Zhè ge dù jià cūn zài shān shàng, fēng jǐng hěn měi.
    This resort is on the mountain, the scenery is beautiful.
  • 度假村。
    Wǒ men qù nián qù hǎi nán de yí gè dù jià cūn dù jià.
    We went to a resort in Hainan last year for vacation.
  • 度假村。
    Zhè ge dù jià cūn tí gōng gè zhǒng yú lè shè shī.
    This resort provides various entertainment facilities.

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.

度假spend vacation
度dùspend假jiǎvacation
动宾Verb + object
村cūnvillage

A 村 where one 度 假, a resort or vacation village.

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
又又yòuhand
Sound part声符shēngfú
石
石shí度dù
The sound has drifted apartThe sound part was a clue two thousand years ago — it often still helps, but not always.

度 has 又 (hand) and a changed form of 石; 石 gives a related sound, and the hand is tied to using the hand as a reference for measurement.

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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
亻Written in full as人rénperson
Sound part声符shēngfú
叚
叚jiǎ假jiǎ
Same sound today

假 pairs 亻 (person) with 叚, which gives the sound jiǎ.

Open 假 →

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
木木mùtree
Sound part声符shēngfú
寸
寸cùn村cūn
Same sound today

村 pairs 木 (tree) with 寸 as a sound hint; its origin is unclear.

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