桑拿 (sāng ná) — sauna

Definition

noun
sauna
Measure word ·

Examples

  • 桑拿
    Xià bān hòu wǒ qù sāng ná fàng sōng yí xià.
    After work I go to the sauna to relax for a while.
  • 桑拿
    Zhēng sāng ná kě yǐ huǎn jiě pí láo.
    Taking a sauna can relieve fatigue.
  • 桑拿
    sāng ná Fáng de wēn dù hěn gāo.
    The temperature in the sauna room is very high.

Origin

Characters in this word

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

桑 is a picture of a mulberry tree, with its upper part drawn as the tree's foliage.

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Two or more meaningful parts placed together so that their meanings combine into a new one.

The shape 拿 pairs 合 with 手, and it is a later alternative form for taking with the hand.

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