舞厅 (wǔ tīng) — ballroom; dance hall | TongTong Chinese Dictionary

Definition

noun

ballroomdance hall

Measure word · 间

Examples

舞厅，。
Wǒ men qù le yí gè xīn kāi de wǔ tīng, yīn yuè hěn hǎo tīng.
We went to a newly opened ballroom; the music was great.
舞厅，OK。
Zhè ge wǔ tīng kě yǐ tiào wǔ, yě kě yǐ chàng kǎ lā OK.
This dance hall allows dancing and also karaoke.
舞厅。
Zuó tiān wǒ men zài wǔ tīng lǐ tiào le yì wǎn shàng wǔ.
Yesterday we danced all evening in the dance hall.

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.

舞wǔdance

厅tīnghall

舞 gives the idea of dancing, and 厅 is a room or hall, so the whole names a place for dancing.

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.

Meaning part形符xíngfú

舛舛chuǎnsteps, feet in convergent direction

Sound part声符shēngfú

無

無wú舞wǔ

Same sound today

舞 combines 舛, showing feet in converging steps, with 無 above. 無 gave the sound and also preserved its older meaning of dancing, so the shape points to dancing.

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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.

This origin belongs to the traditional form 廳; 厅 is its simplified writing.

广聽廳

Meaning part形符xíngfú

广广guǎnghouse

Sound part声符shēngfú

聽

聽tīng廳tīng

Same sound today

The traditional form 廳 pairs 广 (house) with 聽, which gives the sound; the simplified 厅 is a shorthand and its parts are not the original ones.

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