河滨 (hé bīn) — riverside, riverbank, waterfront | TongTong Chinese Dictionary

Definition

noun

riversideriverbankwaterfront

Measure word · 段

Examples

河滨。
Wǒ men yán zhe hé bīn sàn bù.
We took a walk along the riverside.
。
Hé bīn biān de jiàn zhù hěn gāo.
The buildings along the riverside are very tall.
。
Hé bīn shì yí gè xiū xi de hǎo dì fāng.
The riverside is a good place to relax.

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.

河 names the watercourse and 滨 the shore, together meaning riverside.

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.

Meaning part形符xíngfú

水水shuǐwater

Sound part声符shēngfú

何

何hé河hé

Same sound today

河 pairs 水 (water) with 何, which gives the sound. The 水 part marks it as a word for a river.

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 濱; 滨 is its simplified writing.

Meaning part形符xíngfú

水水shuǐwater

Sound part声符shēngfú

賓

賓bīn濱bīn

Same sound today

The traditional form 濱 shows 水 (water) beside 賓 to give the sound; the simplified 滨 is a later abbreviation.

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