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牙买加人 (yá mǎi jiā rén) — Jamaican (person)

Definition

noun
Jamaican (person)
Measure word · 个

Examples

  • 牙买加人，。
    Wǒ rèn shi yí wèi yá mǎi jiā rén, tā fēi cháng rè qíng.
    I know a Jamaican person; he is very warm-hearted.
  • 牙买加人。
    Zhè xiē yá mǎi jiā rén yùn dòng yuán zài duǎn pǎo xiàng mù shàng hěn qiáng.
    These Jamaican athletes are very strong in sprint events.
  • 牙买加人。
    yá mǎi jiā rén De wén huà hé yīn yuè hěn yǒu tè sè.
    Jamaican culture and music are very distinctive.

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.

牙买加Jamaica
牙yá买mǎi加jiā
人rénperson

牙买加 spells Jamaica, and 人 gives person, naming a person from Jamaica.

Characters in this word

No reliable origin is recorded for this character.

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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 買; 买 is its simplified writing.

In the traditional form 買, 网 is a net and 貝 is a money cowrie.

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

加 pairs 力 and 口. In one explanation 力 is strength and 口 is the mouth, meaning exaggeration; in another 力 is plowing effort and 口 is breath or exclamation, meaning extra effort.

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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.

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