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当地人 (dāng dì rén) — native (person), local person

Definition

noun
native (person)local person
Measure word · 个

Examples

  • 当地人。
    Zhè ge cūn de dāng dì rén hěn rè qíng.
    The locals in this village are very hospitable.
  • 当地人。
    Wǒ men qǐng le yí wèi dāng dì rén zuò dǎo yóu.
    We hired a local person as a tour guide.
  • 当地人。
    dāng dì rén Tuī jiàn de xiǎo chī wèi dào zhēn hǎo.
    The snacks recommended by locals taste really good.

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.

当地local place
当dāngthat地dìplace
偏正Modifier + head
人rénperson

当 means that, 地 means place, and 人 means person; together they name a person from that place.

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 當; 当 is its simplified writing.

Meaning part形符xíngfú
田田tiánfield
Sound part声符shēngfú
尚
尚shàng當dāng
Close in sound todayThe sound part was a clue two thousand years ago — it often still helps, but not always.

The traditional form 當 combines 田 (field) with 尚; the evidence describes fields facing each other.

Open 当 →

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
土土tǔearth
Sound part声符shēngfú
也
也yě地dì
The sound has drifted apartThe sound part was a clue two thousand years ago — it often still helps, but not always.

地 is built from 土 (earth) and 也, which gives its sound.

Open 地 →

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

The shape of 人 shows a side view of a standing person, with an arm and a leg.

Open 人 →
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