木地板 (mù dì bǎn) — wooden floor, hardwood flooring | TongTong Chinese Dictionary

Definition

noun

wooden floorhardwood flooring

Measure word · 块

Examples

木地板。
Wǒ men jiā xīn zhuāng le mù dì bǎn.
Our home has newly installed wooden floors.
木地板，。
mù dì bǎn Róng yì shòu cháo, xū yào dìng qī bǎo yǎng.
Wooden floors are prone to moisture and need regular maintenance.
木地板。
Wǒ xǐ huan chì jiǎo cǎi zài mù dì bǎn shàng de gǎn jué.
I like the feeling of stepping barefoot on the wooden floor.

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.

地板ground board

地dìground板bǎnboard

偏正Modifier + head

木 (wood) and 地板 (ground board) make a wooden floor.

Characters in this word

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

木 is drawn as a tree, with branches above and roots below.

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

土也地

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.

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

木反板

Meaning part形符xíngfú

木木mùtree

Sound part声符shēngfú

反

反fǎn板bǎn

Close in sound todayThe sound part was a clue two thousand years ago — it often still helps, but not always.

板 pairs 木 (tree) with 反 as a sound part.

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