游泳馆 (yóu yǒng guǎn) — indoor swimming pool, natatorium | tongtong Chinese Dictionary

Definition

noun

indoor swimming poolnatatorium

Measure word · 个

Examples

游泳馆。
Wǒ men xué xiào de yóu yǒng guǎn shì xīn jiàn de.
Our school's swimming pool is newly built.
游泳馆。
Jìn qù zhī qián xū yào xiān bàn yì zhāng yóu yǒng guǎn de huì yuán kǎ.
Before entering, you need to get a membership card for the swimming pool.
游泳馆。
Zhè ge yóu yǒng guǎn yì nián sì jì dōu kāi fàng.
This natatorium is open all year round.

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.

游泳swimming

游yóuswim泳yǒngswim

联合Side by side

游 and 泳 both mean swimming, and together they specify the kind of 馆, a hall.

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

水水shuǐwater

Sound part声符shēngfú

斿

斿yóu游yóu

Same sound today

游 combines 水 (water) with 斿, which gives the sound yóu and also relates to travelling.

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

氵永泳

Meaning part形符xíngfú

氵Written in full as水shuǐ

Sound part声符shēngfú

永

永yǒng泳yǒng

Same sound today

泳 pairs 氵 (water) with 永, which gives the sound. The water part fits the meaning of swimming.

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 館; 馆 is its simplified writing.

飠官館

Meaning part形符xíngfú

飠Written in full as食shí

Sound part声符shēngfú

官

官guān館guǎn

Same sound today

The traditional form 館 is made of 食, written as 飠 on the left, and 官 on the right; 官 provides the sound. The simplified 馆 is a later shorthand.

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