纸袋 (zhǐ dài) — paper bag | TongTong Chinese Dictionary

Definition

noun

paper bag

Measure word · 个

Examples

纸袋。
Qǐng bǎ zhè ge zhǐ dài fàng zài zhuō zi shàng.
Please put this paper bag on the table.
纸袋。
Chāo shì xiàn zài bù miǎn fèi tí gōng zhǐ dài le.
Supermarkets no longer provide free paper bags.
。
Tā yòng zhǐ dài zhuāng le yì xiē shuǐ guǒ.
She used a paper bag to hold some fruit.

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.

纸 (paper) describes 袋 (bag), naming a bag made of paper.

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 紙; 纸 is its simplified writing.

Meaning part形符xíngfú

糸糸mìsilk

Sound part声符shēngfú

氏

氏shì紙zhǐ

Same sound today

For 纸, the traditional form 紙 combines 糸 (silk) with 氏 (the sound part).

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

代衣袋

Meaning part形符xíngfú

衣衣yīclothes

Sound part声符shēngfú

代

代dài袋dài

Same sound today

袋 combines 衣 (clothes) with 代, where 衣 gives the meaning and 代 gives the sound.

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