渔具 (yú jù) — fishing gear; fishing tackle

Definition

noun

fishing gearfishing tackle

Measure word · 套

渔具。
Wǒ qù hǎi biān dài le hěn duō yú jù.
I brought a lot of fishing gear to the seaside.
渔具。
Zhè tào yú jù shì tā zuì xǐ huan de lǐ wù.
This set of fishing gear is his favorite gift.
渔具。
Tā huā le hěn duō qián mǎi xīn de yú jù.
He spent a lot of money to buy new fishing gear.

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.

渔yúfishing

“渔” gives fishing and “具” gives tools, so together they mean gear for fishing.

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Two or more meaningful parts placed together so that their meanings combine into a new one.

This origin belongs to the traditional form 漁; 渔 is its simplified writing.

氵魚漁

The traditional form 漁 pairs 氵 (water) with 魚 (fish), and 魚 gives the sound. The simplified 渔 is a later shorthand.

Two or more meaningful parts placed together so that their meanings combine into a new one.

具 pairs 廾 (two hands) with 鼎 (a cauldron), showing hands working with a cauldron to prepare food.

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