沙丘 (shā qiū) — sand dune

Definition

noun
sand dune
Measure word · 座

Examples

  • 沙丘。
    Shā mò lǐ yǒu hěn duō gāo dà de shā qiū.
    There are many tall sand dunes in the desert.
  • 沙丘,。
    Fēng chuī guò shā qiū, shā zi huì màn màn yí dòng.
    When the wind blows over a sand dune, the sand slowly moves.
  • 沙丘。
    Zhè xiē shā qiū de xíng zhuàng měi tiān dōu zài biàn huà.
    The shapes of these sand dunes change every day.

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.

丘qiūmound

“沙” means sand and “丘” means a mound; together they name a hill of sand.

Characters in this word

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

沙 puts 少 (dots) beside 水 (water), showing sand on a shoreline.

Open 沙 →

An abstract idea shown by a mark or a diagram rather than by a picture of an object.

The shape comes from an old drawing of a hill, showing a mound or hillock.

Open 丘 →

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