晨报 (chén bào) — morning newspaper; morning news report

Definition

noun
morning newspapermorning news report
Measure word · 份

Examples

  • 晨报。
    Wǒ měi tiān zǎo shàng dōu kàn chén bào.
    I read the morning newspaper every day.
  • 晨报。
    Zhè fèn chén bào bào dào le zuó tiān de xīn wén.
    This morning newspaper reported yesterday's news.
  • 晨报。
    Tā měi tiān kāi chē shàng bān shí tīng chén bào.
    He listens to the morning news report while driving to work every day.

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.

晨chénmorning
报bàonewspaper

Morning timing describes the report or newspaper issued early.

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
日日rìsun
Sound part声符shēngfú
辰
辰chén晨chén
Same sound today

The shape 晨 adds 日 (sun) to 辰, which gives the sound; it was originally written as 辰 alone.

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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.

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