行李袋 (xíng li dài) — travel bag, duffel bag | TongTong Chinese Dictionary

Definition

noun

travel bagduffel bag

Measure word · 个

Examples

行李袋。
Wǒ mǎi le yí gè xīn de xíng li dài.
I bought a new travel bag.
行李袋。
Tā bǎ yī fu fàng jìn le xíng li dài lǐ.
He packed his clothes into the duffel bag.
行李袋，。
Zhè ge xíng li dài hěn dà, kě yǐ zhuāng hěn duō dōng xī.
This travel bag is very big and can hold a lot of things.

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.

行李luggage

行李 and 袋 together make a bag for carrying luggage.

Characters in this word

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

彳亍行

彳彳chì
亍亍chù

The shape of 行 originally showed a street intersection, even on both sides. Later it became uneven, with 彳 on the left and 亍 on the right.

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

Sound part声符shēngfú

來

來lái李lǐ

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

The earliest form of 李 paired 來 (wheat) with 子; the 來 part later changed into 木, giving today's shape.

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

代衣袋

Meaning part形符xíngfú

衣衣yīclothes

Sound part声符shēngfú

代

代dài袋dài

Same sound today

袋 combines 衣 (clothes) with 代, where 衣 gives the meaning and 代 gives the sound.

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