舞池 (wǔ chí) — dance floor | TongTong Chinese Dictionary

Definition

noun

dance floor

Measure word · 个

Examples

舞池。
Jīn wǎn de wǔ chí lǐ jǐ mǎn le rén.
The dance floor was packed with people tonight.
舞池，。
Dēng guāng sǎ zài wǔ chí shàng, fēi cháng piào liang.
The lights spilled onto the dance floor and looked beautiful.
舞池，。
Tā men zǒu jìn wǔ chí, kāi shǐ tiào qǐ huá ěr zī.
They walked onto the dance floor and began to waltz.

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

池chípool

舞 (dance) + 池 (pool) names a place like a pool 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.

氵也池

Meaning part形符xíngfú

氵Written in full as水shuǐ

Sound part声符shēngfú

也

也yě池chí

The sound has drifted apartThe sound part was a clue two thousand years ago — it often still helps, but not always.

池 pairs 氵 (water) with 也, which provides the sound.

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