睡椅 (shuì yī) — reclining chair; chaise lounge | TongTong Chinese Dictionary

Definition

noun

reclining chairchaise lounge

Measure word · 把

Examples

睡椅。
Tā zài shuì yī shàng kàn shū kàn shuì zháo le.
He fell asleep while reading in the reclining chair.
睡椅。
Zhè zhāng shuì yī kě yǐ diào dào hěn shū fu de jiǎo dù.
This reclining chair can be adjusted to a very comfortable angle.
睡椅。
Yáng tái shàng de shuì yī shì qù nián mǎi de.
The reclining chair on the balcony was bought last year.

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.

睡 specifies what the 椅 is for, yielding a chair for reclining.

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.

目垂睡

Meaning part形符xíngfú

目目mùeye

Sound part声符shēngfú

垂

垂chuí睡shuì

Close in sound todayThe sound part was a clue two thousand years ago — it often still helps, but not always.

睡 combines 目, an eye, with 垂, which gives its sound.

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

木奇椅

Meaning part形符xíngfú

Sound part声符shēngfú

奇

奇qí椅yǐ

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

椅 combines 木 (wood) with 奇, which gives its sound.

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