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时报 (shí bào) — Times (used in newspaper names, e.g., 纽约时报)

Definition

noun
Times (used in newspaper names, e.g., 纽约时报)

Examples

  • 《时报》。
    Wǒ měi tiān zǎo shàng dōu kàn 《niǔ yuē shí bào》.
    I read The New York Times every morning.
  • 时报。
    Zhè fèn shí bào de bào dào fēi cháng kè guān.
    The reporting in this Times is very objective.
  • 《时报》。
    《Huán qiú shí bào》 shì yí fèn hěn yǒu yǐng xiǎng lì de bào zhǐ.
    Global Times is a very influential newspaper.

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.

时shítime/current
报bàonewspaper

时 'time/current' and 报 'newspaper' form a newspaper title about current news.

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 時; 时 is its simplified writing.

Meaning part形符xíngfú
日日rìsun; day
Sound part声符shēngfú
之
之zhī時shí
Close in sound todayThe sound part was a clue two thousand years ago — it often still helps, but not always.

The traditional form 時 pairs 日 (sun/day) with 之 as the part that gives the sound; the simplified 时 is not the form described.

Open 时 →

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

This origin belongs to the traditional form 報; 报 is its simplified writing.

  • 㚔㚔㚔handcuffs
  • 𠬝𠬝𠬝to subdue

The traditional form 報 puts 㚔 (handcuffs) beside 𠬝 (to subdue), showing someone restrained and subdued, as in convicting or punishing a guilty person. The simplified 报 is a later shorthand.

Open 报 →
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