豆制品 (dòu zhì pǐn) — bean products, soybean products (e.g. tofu, soy…

Definition

noun

bean productssoybean products (e.g. tofu, soy milk, etc.)

Measure word · 种

豆制品，、。
Chāo shì lǐ de dòu zhì pǐn zhǒng lèi hěn duō, yǒu dòu fu, dòu jiāng hé dòu gān.
There are many kinds of bean products in the supermarket, including tofu, soy milk, and dried tofu.
豆制品，。
Tā xǐ huan chī dòu zhì pǐn, yīn wèi dàn bái zhì hán liàng gāo.
She likes eating bean products because they are high in protein.
豆制品。
dòu zhì pǐn Shì sù shí zhě de zhòng yào yíng yǎng lái yuán.
Bean products are an important source of nutrition for vegetarians.

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.

制品products

动宾Verb + object

豆 bean, 制 make, and 品 goods combine as bean products.

Characters in this word

A drawing of the thing itself, worn down over three thousand years into a few strokes.

豆 originally drew some kind of container. It was borrowed for its sound to write the plant name, so the picture and the meaning are unrelated.

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

The form 制 pairs 朱 (tree) with 刀 (knife), showing the act of cutting a tree.

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

品 repeats the same simple shape three times, representing various objects.