歌剧院 (gē jù yuàn) — opera house | TongTong Chinese Dictionary

Definition

noun

opera house

Measure word · 座

Examples

歌剧院。
Wǒ men jīn wǎn qù gē jù yuàn kàn yǎn chū.
We're going to the opera house tonight to watch a performance.
歌剧院。
Zhè zuò gē jù yuàn jiàn yú shí jiǔ shì jì.
This opera house was built in the 19th century.
歌剧院。
Tā mèng xiǎng zài gē jù yuàn lǐ chàng gē.
She dreams of singing in an opera house.

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.

歌剧opera

歌gēsong剧jùdrama

联合Coordinate

歌 'song' and 剧 'drama' form opera, and 院 'hall' gives an opera house.

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.

哥欠歌

Meaning part形符xíngfú

欠欠qiànblow

Sound part声符shēngfú

哥

哥gē歌gē

Same sound today

The shape 歌 uses 哥 for the sound and 欠, meaning blow. It came from a form of 哥 used for singing.

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 劇; 剧 is its simplified writing.

Meaning part形符xíngfú

刀刀dāoknife

Sound part声符shēngfú

豦

豦jù劇jù

Same sound today

The traditional form 劇 pairs 豦, which gives the sound, with 刀, a knife; the simplified 剧 is a later shorthand.

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

阝完院

Meaning part形符xíngfú

阝Written in full as阜fù

Sound part声符shēngfú

完

完wán院yuàn

The sound has drifted apartThe sound part was a clue two thousand years ago — it often still helps, but not always.

院 is built from 阝, written in full as 阜, and 完, which gives the sound.

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