落地灯 (luò dì dēng) — floor lamp | tongtong Chinese Dictionary

Definition

noun

floor lamp

Measure word · 盏

Examples

落地灯。
Wǒ mǎi le yí gè xīn de luò dì dēng fàng zài kè tīng.
I bought a new floor lamp and put it in the living room.
落地灯，。
Zhè ge luò dì dēng de guāng xiàn hěn róu hé, shì hé kàn shū.
The light of this floor lamp is very soft, suitable for reading.
落地灯，。
Qǐng bǎ luò dì dēng guān diào, wǒ men yào shuì jiào le.
Please turn off the floor lamp, we are going to sleep.

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.

落地touch the ground

落luòfall地dìground

动宾Verb + object

落地 means touching the ground and 灯 is a lamp, so it is a lamp that stands on the floor.

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.

艹洛落

Meaning part形符xíngfú

艹Written in full as艸cǎo

Sound part声符shēngfú

洛

洛luò落luò

Same sound today

落 pairs 艹 with 洛; 洛 gives the sound, and 艹 relates to the meaning.

Most characters — around four in five — are built this way: one part hints at the meaning, the other at the pronunciation.

土也地

Meaning part形符xíngfú

土土tǔearth

Sound part声符shēngfú

也

也yě地dì

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

地 is built from 土 (earth) and 也, which gives its sound.

Most characters — around four in five — are built this way: one part hints at the meaning, the other at the pronunciation.

火丁灯

Meaning part形符xíngfú

Sound part声符shēngfú

丁

丁dīng灯dēng

Close in sound todayThe sound part was a clue two thousand years ago — it often still helps, but not always.

灯 pairs 火, which shows fire, with 丁, which gives the sound.

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