礼品店 (lǐ pǐn diàn) — gift shop | TongTong Chinese Dictionary

Definition

noun

gift shop

Measure word · 家

Examples

礼品店。
Wǒ zài zhè jiā lǐ pǐn diàn mǎi le yí shù xiān huā.
I bought a bunch of flowers at this gift shop.
礼品店。
lǐ pǐn diàn Lǐ yǒu hěn duō jīng měi de gōng yì pǐn.
There are many exquisite crafts in the gift shop.
礼品店，。
Jī chǎng wài miàn yǒu yì jiā lǐ pǐn diàn, kě yǐ qù kàn kàn.
There is a gift shop outside the airport; you can go check it out.

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.

礼品gift

礼lǐgift品pǐngoods

偏正Modifier + head

礼 means gift and 品 means goods; 礼品 refers to gift items, and 店 means shop.

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.

This origin belongs to the traditional form 禮; 礼 is its simplified writing.

礻豊禮

Meaning part形符xíngfú

礻Written in full as示shìaltar

Sound part声符shēngfú

豊

豊lǐ禮lǐ

Same sound today

The traditional form 禮 pairs 礻 (altar) with 豊, a sound part, for performing rites at the altar; the simplified 礼 is a later shorthand.

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

品 repeats the same simple shape three times, representing various objects.

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

广占店

Meaning part形符xíngfú

广广guǎnghouse built to depend on a cliff

Sound part声符shēngfú

占

占zhàn店diàn

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

店 shows 广, a house built to depend on a cliff, and 占, which gives the sound.

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