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海地人 (hǎi dì rén) — Haitian (person)

Definition

noun
Haitian (person)
Measure word · 个

Examples

  • 海地人。
    Wǒ rèn shi yí gè hǎi dì rén péng you.
    I know a Haitian friend.
  • 海地人。
    hǎi dì rén Shuō de yǔ yán shì kè lǐ ào ěr yǔ hé fǎ yǔ.
    The language Haitians speak is Creole and French.
  • 海地人。
    Zhè ge hǎi dì rén chú shī zuò de cài hěn hǎo chī.
    This Haitian chef's cooking is delicious.

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.

海地Haiti
海hǎi地dì
人rénperson

海地 refers to Haiti, and 人 contributes the sense of person, so 海地人 means a person from Haiti.

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

海 pairs 氵 (water) with 每, which gives the sound. The 氵 side shows it is about water.

Open 海 →

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
土土tǔearth
Sound part声符shēngfú
也
也yě地dì
The sound has drifted apartThe sound part was a clue two thousand years ago — it often still helps, but not always.

地 is built from 土 (earth) and 也, which gives its sound.

Open 地 →

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.

Open 人 →
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