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美的 (měi de) — Midea (brand)

Definition

noun
Midea (brand)
Measure word · 个

Examples

  • 美的。
    Wǒ mǎi le yì tái měi de kōng tiáo.
    I bought a Midea air conditioner.
  • 美的。
    měi de De chǎn pǐn zhì liàng hěn hǎo.
    Midea's product quality is very good.
  • 美的。
    měi de Xǐ yī jī hěn hǎo yòng.
    Midea washing machines are very easy to use.

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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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
白白báiwhite
Sound part声符shēngfú
勺
勺sháo的de
The sound has drifted apartThe sound part was a clue two thousand years ago — it often still helps, but not always.

的 pairs 白, related to white or brightness, with 勺, which gives a clue to the sound. Its older form 旳 meant bright.

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Appears in
Business & Commerce

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