趣事 (qù shì) — interesting event; anecdote | TongTong Chinese Dictionary

Definition

noun

interesting eventanecdote

Examples

趣事。
Tā gěi wǒ men jiǎng le hěn duō zài lǚ xíng zhōng fā shēng de qù shì.
He told us many interesting events that happened during the trip.
趣事。
Zhè běn shū lǐ jì lù le xǔ duō lì shǐ qù shì.
This book records many historical anecdotes.
，趣事。
Zuó tiān de jù huì shàng, dà jiā fēn xiǎng le bù shǎo qù shì.
At yesterday's party, everyone shared quite a few interesting stories.

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.

趣qùinteresting

趣 interesting and 事 event combine to mean an event that is interesting.

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.

走取趣

Meaning part形符xíngfú

走走zǒuwalk

Sound part声符shēngfú

取

取qǔ趣qù

Same sound today

趣 has 走, showing walking or hurrying, and 取, which gives the sound; the shape points to moving toward something.

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

又又yòuhand
中中zhōnga flagpole with a drum

In 事, 又 is a hand and 中 is a flagpole with a drum; holding a flag in hand depicts performing a job.

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