浴液 (yù yè) — body wash, shower gel | tongtong Chinese Dictionary

Definition

noun

body washshower gel

Measure word · 瓶

Examples

浴液。
Wǒ yòng yù yè xǐ zǎo.
I use body wash to shower.
浴液。
Zhè píng yù yè de wèi dào hěn hǎo wén.
This bottle of body wash smells very nice.
浴液？
Nǐ mǎi de yù yè shì nǎ zhǒng pái zi?
What brand of body wash did you buy?

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.

液yèliquid

A 浴 bath product is a 液 liquid used in the shower.

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.

氵谷浴

Meaning part形符xíngfú

氵Written in full as水shuǐwater

Sound part声符shēngfú

谷

谷gǔ浴yù

Same sound today

浴 shows 氵 (water) beside 谷, which gives the sound, for bathing in water.

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

氵夜液

Meaning part形符xíngfú

氵Written in full as水shuǐwater

Sound part声符shēngfú

夜

夜yè液yè

Same sound today

The left side 氵 is water, and the right side 夜 gives the sound; together they form 液, a liquid, like water.

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