行程表 (xíng chéng biǎo) — 行程表 (itinerary, schedule)

Definition

noun

行程表 (itinerary, schedule)

Measure word · 张

行程表。
Qǐng bǎ nǐ de xíng chéng biǎo fā gěi wǒ.
Please send me your itinerary.
行程表。
Wǒ men zài lǚ xíng qián yí dìng yào zuò hǎo xíng chéng biǎo.
We must make a good itinerary before the trip.
行程表。
Míng tiān de xíng chéng biǎo yǐ jīng ān pái hǎo le.
Tomorrow's schedule is already arranged.

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.

行程journey

偏正Modifier + head

'行程' means journey and '表' means list, giving a list of travel plans.

Characters in this word

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

彳亍行

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.

禾呈程

Meaning part形符xíngfú

禾禾hégrain

Sound part声符shēngfú

呈

Same sound today

程 is made from 禾 (grain) and 呈 (pronounced chéng); the evidence gives measurements.

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

The shape 表 pairs 衣 (garment) with 毛 (hair or feather), originally an outer garment.

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