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肥皂 (féi zào) — soap

Definition

noun
soap
Measure word · 块, 条

Examples

  • 肥皂。
    Qǐng gěi wǒ yí kuài féi zào.
    Please give me a bar of soap.
  • 肥皂。
    Zhè tiáo féi zào shì xīn de.
    This bar of soap is new.
  • 肥皂。
    Tā yòng féi zào xǐ le yī fu.
    He washed clothes with soap.

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.

肥féifat
皂zàosoap

“肥” (fat) and “皂” (soap) combine to describe fatty cleaning soap.

Characters in this word

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

  • 肉肉ròumeat
  • 卪卪jiéperson kneeling

肥 is built from 肉, meat, and 卪, a kneeling person.

Open 肥 →

No reliable origin is recorded for this character.

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Appears in
HSK 3.0 Level 7-9HSK 2.0 Level 5Toiletries & Cosmetics

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