网球赛 (wǎng qiú sài) — tennis match | tongtong Chinese Dictionary

Definition

noun

tennis match

Measure word · 场

Examples

网球赛？
Míng tiān de wǎng qiú sài nǐ qù kàn ma?
Are you going to watch tomorrow's tennis match?
网球赛。
Zhè chǎng wǎng qiú sài dǎ le sān gè xiǎo shí.
This tennis match lasted three hours.
网球赛。
Tā yīn wèi shòu shāng cuò guò le nà chǎng zhòng yào de wǎng qiú sài.
He missed that important tennis match because of an injury.

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net ball

网wǎngnet球qiúball

偏正Modifier + head

网球 is a net ball game, and 赛 is a match; together they name a tennis match.

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.

This origin belongs to the traditional form 賽; 赛 is its simplified writing.

Meaning part形符xíngfú

貝貝bèishell

Sound part声符shēngfú

塞

塞sāi賽sài

Same sound today

The traditional form 賽 uses 貝 (shell) for meaning and 塞 for sound. The simplified 赛 is a later shorthand.

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