渡轮 (dù lún) — ferry (boat) | TongTong Chinese Dictionary

Definition

noun

ferry (boat)

Measure word · 艘

渡轮。
Wǒ men zuò dù lún qù duì miàn de xiǎo dǎo.
We took the ferry to the small island across.
渡轮。
Zhè sōu dù lún měi tiān wǎng fǎn liǎng cì.
This ferry makes two round trips every day.
渡轮。
Cóng mǎ tou dào duì àn zuò dù lún zhǐ yào èr shí fēn zhōng.
It only takes twenty minutes by ferry from the dock to the opposite shore.

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.

渡dùferrying

渡 (ferrying) and 轮 (ship) combine to name a boat used for crossing water.

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.

氵度渡

Meaning part形符xíngfú

氵Written in full as水shuǐwater

Sound part声符shēngfú

度

Same sound today

渡 has 氵, water, beside 度, 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 輪; 轮 is its simplified writing.

車侖輪

Meaning part形符xíngfú

車車jūcarriage

Sound part声符shēngfú

侖

侖lún輪lún

Same sound today

The traditional form 輪 uses 車, a carriage, and 侖 for the sound; the simplified 轮 is a later shorthand.

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