网球拍 (wǎng qiú pāi) — tennis racket | TongTong Chinese Dictionary

Definition

noun

tennis racket

Measure word · 个

Examples

网球拍。
Wǒ mǎi le yí gè xīn de wǎng qiú pāi.
I bought a new tennis racket.
网球拍。
Zhè bǎ wǎng qiú pāi shì tā zuì xǐ huan de.
This tennis racket is his favorite.
，网球拍。
Dǎ wǎng qiú shí, wǎng qiú pāi de zhì liàng hěn zhòng yào.
When playing tennis, the quality of the racket is very important.

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.

网球tennis

网wǎngnet球qiúball

偏正Modifier + head

“网” and “球” form tennis, the net ball, and “拍” is the racket used to hit it.

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 網; 网 is its simplified writing.

Meaning part形符xíngfú

糸糸mìrope

Sound part声符shēngfú

罔

罔wǎng網wǎng

Same sound today

The traditional form 網 pairs 糸 (rope) with 罔 to give the sound; the simplified 网 is a later shorthand.

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

Meaning part形符xíngfú

玉玉yùjade

Sound part声符shēngfú

求

求qiú球qiú

Same sound today

球 is built from 玉, meaning jade, and 求, which gives the sound.

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

Meaning part形符xíngfú

手手shǒuhand

Sound part声符shēngfú

白

白bái拍pāi

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

拍 puts 手 (hand) beside 白, which gives the pronunciation.

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