水果摊 (shuǐ guǒ tān) — fruit stand, fruit stall

Definition

noun
fruit standfruit stall
Measure word · 个

Examples

  • 水果摊。
    Zhè ge shuǐ guǒ tān de shuǐ guǒ hěn xīn xiān.
    The fruit at this stand is very fresh.
  • 水果摊。
    Tā zài lù biān bǎi le yí gè shuǐ guǒ tān.
    He set up a fruit stall by the roadside.
  • 水果摊。
    Mā ma ràng wǒ qù shuǐ guǒ tān mǎi xiē píng guǒ.
    Mom told me to go to the fruit stand to buy some apples.

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.

水果fruit
水shuǐwater果guǒfruit
偏正Modifier + head
摊tānstall

水 suggests juicy water, 果 is fruit, and 摊 is a stall, making a fruit stand.

Characters in this word

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

水 is a simple drawing of water flowing.

Open 水 →

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

果 originally drew fruits hanging on a tree.

Open 果 →

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 攤; 摊 is its simplified writing.

Meaning part形符xíngfú
手手shǒuhand
Sound part声符shēngfú
難
難nán攤tān
Close in sound todayThe sound part was a clue two thousand years ago — it often still helps, but not always.

The traditional form 攤 uses 手 (hand) and 難 for sound.

Open 摊 →

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