舞迷 (wǔ mí) — dance enthusiast; dance fan

Definition

noun
dance enthusiastdance fan
Measure word · 个

Examples

  • 舞迷。
    Tā shì yí wèi zhēn zhèng de wǔ mí.
    He is a true dance enthusiast.
  • 舞迷。
    Zhè ge wǔ mí měi tiān dōu huì qù jiàn shēn fáng tiào wǔ.
    This dance fan goes to the gym to dance every day.
  • 舞迷。
    Hěn duō wǔ mí dōu chóng bài nà xiē zhù míng de wǔ dǎo jiā.
    Many dance enthusiasts admire those famous dancers.

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
迷mífan/enthusiast

舞 refers to dance, and 迷 means a devoted fan, together naming someone crazy about dance.

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.

Meaning part形符xíngfú
辵辵chuòwalk
Sound part声符shēngfú
米
米mǐ迷mí
Same sound today

迷 uses 辵, the walking part, and 米, which gives the sound.

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