课表 (kè biǎo) — class schedule, timetable (listing courses and…

Definition

noun

class scheduletimetable (listing courses and times)syllabus (outline of a course)

Measure word · 张

，课表。
Kāi xué dì yī zhōu, lǎo shī jiù fā xià le zhè xué qī de kè biǎo.
In the first week of school, the teacher handed out this semester's schedule.
课表。
Qǐng gēn jù kè biǎo àn shí dào jiào shì shàng kè.
Please follow the timetable and arrive at the classroom on time for class.
课表。
Zhè fèn kè biǎo xiáng xì liè chū le měi mén kè de kǎo shì yāo qiú.
This syllabus lists the exam requirements for each course in detail.

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.

课 means lessons and 表 means a chart, giving a chart of lessons.

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.

This origin belongs to the traditional form 課; 课 is its simplified writing.

言果課

Meaning part形符xíngfú

言言yánto say

Sound part声符shēngfú

果

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

The traditional form 課 pairs 言 (to say) with 果 as a sound part; the simplified 课 is a shorthand and its right side is not a sound part.

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.