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活动室 (huó dòng shì) — activity room, recreation room, common room

Definition

noun
activity roomrecreation roomcommon room
Measure word · 间

Examples

  • 活动室。
    Wǒ men kě yǐ zài huó dòng shì lǐ dǎ pīng pāng qiú.
    We can play ping-pong in the activity room.
  • 活动室。
    Zhè dòng lóu yǒu yí gè hěn dà de huó dòng shì.
    This building has a very large activity room.
  • 活动室。
    huó dòng shì De kāi fàng shí jiān shì zǎo shàng bā diǎn dào wǎn shàng jiǔ diǎn.
    The activity room is open from 8 AM to 9 PM.

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.

活动activity
活huóalive动dòngmove
联合Coordinate
室shìroom

活动 describes what happens there, and 室 is the room.

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
氵Written in full as水shuǐwater
Sound part声符shēngfú
𠯑
𠯑𠯑活huó
The sound has drifted apartThe sound part was a clue two thousand years ago — it often still helps, but not always.

活 is built from 氵 (water) and 𠯑, which shows the sound; 𠯑 later changed into 舌.

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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 動; 动 is its simplified writing.

Meaning part形符xíngfú
力力lìstrength
Sound part声符shēngfú
重
重zhòng動dòng
Close in sound todayThe sound part was a clue two thousand years ago — it often still helps, but not always.

The traditional form 動 uses 力 (strength) and 重 as a sound part; 重 refers to a heavy bag ready to be moved by a human. This note is about 動, not 动.

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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
宀宀miánroof
Sound part声符shēngfú
至
至zhì室shì
Close in sound todayThe sound part was a clue two thousand years ago — it often still helps, but not always.

室 puts 宀 (roof) over 至, the spot where someone stops, giving the meaning of a house or residence.

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