沙暴 (shā bào) — sandstorm

Definition

noun
sandstorm
Measure word · 场

Examples

  • 沙暴。
    Zuó tiān zhè lǐ fā shēng le yí cì yán zhòng de shā bào.
    A severe sandstorm occurred here yesterday.
  • 沙暴，。
    shā bào Lái de shí hou, tiān kōng dōu biàn huáng le.
    When the sandstorm came, the sky turned yellow.
  • ，沙暴。
    Chū mén jì de dài shàng kǒu zhào, fáng zhǐ shā bào.
    Remember to wear a mask when going out to protect against the sandstorm.

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.

沙shāsand
暴bàostorm

沙 is sand and 暴 is a violent storm, so together they name a sandstorm.

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.

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

The earliest form paired 虎 and 戈, a tiger and a weapon. The later 暴 came from a picture of hands drying something in the sun.

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