洛杉矶市 (luò shān jī shì) — Los Angeles, California; city of Los Angeles | TongTong Chinese Dictionary

Definition

noun

Los AngelesCaliforniacity of Los Angeles

Examples

洛杉矶市。
luò shān jī shì Shì měi guó xī hǎi àn de yí gè dà chéng shì.
Los Angeles is a major city on the west coast of the United States.
洛杉矶市。
Wǒ qù nián xià tiān qù luò shān jī shì lǚ yóu le.
I traveled to Los Angeles last summer.
洛杉矶市，。
luò shān jī shì De tiān qì hěn hǎo, sì jì rú chūn.
The weather in Los Angeles is very nice, spring-like all year round.

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.

洛杉矶Los Angeles

洛luò杉shān矶jī

音译Transliteration

洛杉矶 gives the name Los Angeles, and 市 marks it as a city.

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

各

各gè洛Luò

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

洛 shows 水 (water) and 各, and 各 supplies the sound.

Most characters — around four in five — are built this way: one part hints at the meaning, the other at the pronunciation.

木彡杉

Meaning part形符xíngfú

木木mùtree

Sound part声符shēngfú

彡

彡shān杉shā

Same sound today

杉 pairs 木 (tree) on the left with 彡 on the right, which 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 磯; 矶 is its simplified writing.

石幾磯

Meaning part形符xíngfú

石石shístone

Sound part声符shēngfú

幾

幾jī磯jī

Same sound today

The traditional form 磯 is made from 石 (stone) for the meaning and 幾 for the sound.

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

兮兮xībustling

Sound part声符shēngfú

之

之zhī市shì

Close in sound todayThe sound part was a clue two thousand years ago — it often still helps, but not always.

The old form 市 pairs 兮, meaning bustling, with 之, the sound part.

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