橙汁 (chéng zhī) — orange juice | TongTong Chinese Dictionary

Definition

noun

orange juice

Measure word · 瓶

橙汁，。
Wǒ xǐ huan hē chéng zhī, yīn wèi tā hěn xīn xiān.
I like drinking orange juice because it's very fresh.
橙汁，。
Zhè bēi chéng zhī shì gāng zhà de, tè bié tián.
This glass of orange juice is freshly squeezed, especially sweet.
橙汁。
Tā yì kǒu qì hē wán le yí dà píng chéng zhī.
He drank a big bottle of orange juice in one go.

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.

橙 gives the orange flavor, and 汁 means juice.

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.

木登橙

Meaning part形符xíngfú

木木mùtree; wood

Sound part声符shēngfú

登

登dēng橙chéng

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

橙 pairs 木 (tree; wood) with 登, 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.

氵十汁

Meaning part形符xíngfú

氵Written in full as水shuǐwater

Sound part声符shēngfú

十

十shí汁zhī(r)

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

汁 has 氵, a form of 水, on the left and 十 on the right. The water part shows it is about a liquid, and 十 gives the sound.

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