波兰人 (bō lán rén) — Polish person, Pole (a person from Poland) | TongTong Chinese Dictionary

Definition

noun

Polish personPole (a person from Poland)

Measure word · 个

Examples

波兰人，。
Wǒ rèn shi yí gè bō lán rén, tā jiào mǎ lì kè.
I know a Polish person; his name is Marek.
波兰人。
Zhè wèi bō lán rén shì wǒ de tóng shì.
This Polish person is my colleague.
波兰人。
Tā men gōng sī yǒu hěn duō bō lán rén.
Their company has many Polish people.

Origin

Derived word

构词法gòucífǎ

后缀hòuzhuìSuffix

A fixed syllable at the end that turns the word into a noun, a person, a place or the like.

波兰Poland

波兰 sounds out Poland, and 人 indicates a person from there.

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.

氵皮波

Meaning part形符xíngfú

氵Written in full as水shuǐwater

Sound part声符shēngfú

皮

皮pí波bō

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

The left side 氵 is water, and the right side 皮 gives the sound.

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 蘭; 兰 is its simplified writing.

艹闌蘭

Meaning part形符xíngfú

艹Written in full as艸cǎoplant

Sound part声符shēngfú

闌

闌lán蘭lán

Same sound today

In the traditional form 蘭, 艹 marks it as a plant and 闌 stands for the sound; the simplified 兰 is a later shorthand, not the original parts.

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

The shape of 人 shows a side view of a standing person, with an arm and a leg.

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