景物 (jǐng wù) — scenery; landscape | tongtong Chinese Dictionary

Definition

noun

scenerylandscape

Easily confused

警务jǐng wùsound-alikepolice affairs; policing matters

Examples

景物。
Zhè lǐ de jǐng wù fēi cháng měi lì.
The scenery here is very beautiful.
景物。
Zhè fú huà miáo huì le qiū tiān de jǐng wù.
This painting depicts the autumn landscape.
，景物。
Zhàn zài shān dǐng, yuǎn chù de jǐng wù yì lǎn wú yú.
Standing on the mountaintop, the distant scenery is completely visible.

Origin

Compound word

构词法gòucífǎ

联合liánhéSide by side

Two parts of equal weight, alike or opposite in meaning, standing side by side.

景jǐngscenery

物wùthings

景 and 物 both point to visible things, together naming scenery or landscape.

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.

日京景

Meaning part形符xíngfú

日日rìsun

Sound part声符shēngfú

京

京jīng景jǐng

Same sound today

景 has 日 (sun) with 京, which gives its sound; it originally meant sunlight.

Most characters — around four in five — are built this way: one part hints at the meaning, the other at the pronunciation.

牛勿物

Meaning part形符xíngfú

Sound part声符shēngfú

勿

勿wù物wù

Same sound today

物 puts 牛 beside 勿: 牛 gives the meaning, and 勿 gives the sound.

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