村里人 (cūn lǐ rén) — villager(s); people from the village | tongtong Chinese Dictionary

Definition

noun

villager(s)people from the village

Measure word · 个

Examples

村里人。
Wǒ men cūn de cūn lǐ rén dōu hěn rè qíng.
The villagers in our village are all very warm-hearted.
村里人。
Zhè wèi cūn lǐ rén zhī dào nà tiáo xiǎo lù.
This villager knows that small path.
村里人。
Hěn duō cūn lǐ rén dōu qù chéng lǐ dǎ gōng le.
Many villagers have gone to the city to work.

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.

村里inside the village

村cūnvillage里lǐinside

偏正Modifier + head

村 and 里 give the idea of the village interior, the place of the 人.

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.

木寸村

Meaning part形符xíngfú

木木mùtree

Sound part声符shēngfú

寸

寸cùn村cūn

Same sound today

村 pairs 木 (tree) with 寸 as a sound hint; its origin is unclear.

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 裡; 里 is its simplified writing.

The simplified 里 stands for more than one traditional character. In most words (里, 里面) it is 裡; in others (公里) it is 里 or 裏.

衤里裡

Meaning part形符xíngfú

衤Written in full as衣yīclothes

Sound part声符shēngfú

里

里lǐ裡lǐ

Same sound today

The form 裡 pairs 衤 (clothes) with 里 as a sound component.

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

The shape of 人 shows a side view of a standing person, with an arm and a leg.

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