溜冰鞋 (liù bīng xié) — ice skates; roller skates | TongTong Chinese Dictionary

Definition

noun

ice skatesroller skates

Measure word · 双

Examples

溜冰鞋。
Wǒ mǎi le yì shuāng xīn de liù bīng xié.
I bought a new pair of skates.
溜冰鞋。
Tā chuān zhuó liù bīng xié zài liū bīng chǎng huá bīng.
He skates at the rink wearing skates.
溜冰鞋。
Zhè shuāng liù bīng xié shì zhuān yè yùn dòng yuán yòng de.
These skates are used by professional athletes.

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.

溜冰skate

溜liūslide冰bīngice

动宾Verb + object

溜 (slide) and 冰 (ice) describe skating, and 鞋 (shoe) gives skating shoes.

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.

氵留溜

Meaning part形符xíngfú

氵Written in full as水shuǐwater

Sound part声符shēngfú

留

留liú溜liù

Same sound today

The left part 氵 shows water; the right part 留 gives the sound. The evidence connects 溜 to a river name.

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

冫水冰

Meaning part形符xíngfú

Sound part声符shēngfú

冫

仌bīng冰bīng

Same sound today

冰 adds 水 (water) to 冫, the short form of 仌; 冫 gives the sound, and 水 shows the meaning.

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

革圭鞋

Meaning part形符xíngfú

革革géleather

Sound part声符shēngfú

圭

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

鞋 puts 革 (leather) beside 圭 to show leather shoes; 圭 gives the sound and originally drew a pair of ritual axes, not earth.

Appears in

Footwear & Accessories Sports & Athletics

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