美孚 (měi fú) — Mobil (oil company)

Definition

noun
Mobil (oil company)

Examples

  • 美孚。
    Wǒ jiā fù jìn yǒu yí gè měi fú jiā yóu zhàn.
    There is a Mobil gas station near my home.
  • 美孚,。
    měi fú De jī yóu zhì liàng hěn hǎo, hěn duō sī jī dōu yòng tā.
    Mobil's motor oil is of good quality; many drivers use it.
  • 美孚。
    Tā kāi le yì jiā měi fú de dài lǐ diàn.
    He opened a Mobil dealership.

Origin

Characters in this word

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

美 shows 大, a person, wearing 羊, a headdress of feathers or ram's horn.

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

The shape pairs 爪 (hand) with 子 (child), showing a hand capturing a child.

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