短途 (duǎn tú) — short distance; short journey | TongTong Chinese Dictionary

Definition

noun

short distanceshort journey

Examples

短途。
Zhè cì duǎn tú lǚ xíng zhī huā le sān tiān shí jiān.
This short trip only took three days.
短途。
duǎn tú Yùn shū bǐ cháng tú yùn shū pián yi hěn duō.
Short-distance transport is much cheaper than long-distance transport.
短途，。
Tā měi tiān kāi chē pǎo duǎn tú, cóng bù jué dé lèi.
He drives short distances every day and never feels tired.

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.

短 gives short and 途 gives route or journey, together naming a short journey.

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.

矢豆短

Meaning part形符xíngfú

Sound part声符shēngfú

豆

豆dòu短duǎn

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

短 is built from 矢 and 豆. 豆 is used for its sound, while 矢 is the component linked to the meaning.

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

辶余途

Meaning part形符xíngfú

辶Written in full as辵chuò

Sound part声符shēngfú

余

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

途 is made from 辶 (written fully as 辵), a walking part, and 余, which gives the sound.

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