晚装 (wǎn zhuāng) — evening dress | TongTong Chinese Dictionary

Definition

noun

evening dress

Measure word · 件

Examples

晚装。
Tā chuān zhuó wǎn zhuāng qù cān jiā jù huì.
She wore an evening dress to go to the party.
晚装。
Wǒ mǎi le yí jiàn piào liang de wǎn zhuāng.
I bought a beautiful evening dress.
晚装。
Zhè jiàn wǎn zhuāng hěn shì hé nǐ.
This evening dress suits you well.

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.

晚wǎnevening

装zhuāngdress

晚 means evening, and 装 means dress or outfit, giving evening attire.

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.

日免晚

Meaning part形符xíngfú

Sound part声符shēngfú

免

免miǎn晚wǎn

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

晚 pairs 日, the sun part, with 免, which supplies 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 裝; 装 is its simplified writing.

壯衣裝

Meaning part形符xíngfú

衣衣yīclothes

Sound part声符shēngfú

壯

壯zhuàng裝zhuāng

Same sound today

The traditional form 裝 pairs 衣 (clothes) with 壯 as a sound part; this story is about 裝, not the simplified 装.

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