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邮轮 (yóu lún) — ocean liner; cruise ship

Definition

noun
ocean linercruise ship
Measure word · 艘

Examples

  • 邮轮。
    Wǒ men zuò yóu lún qù rì běn lǚ xíng.
    We took a cruise ship to travel to Japan.
  • 邮轮，。
    Nà sōu yóu lún fēi cháng dà, néng zhù jǐ qiān rén.
    That cruise ship is very large and can accommodate thousands of people.
  • 邮轮。
    yóu lún Shàng yǒu yóu yǒng chí hé diàn yǐng yuàn.
    There is a swimming pool and a cinema on the cruise ship.

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.

邮yóumail
轮lúnship

邮 mail and 轮 ship; originally a mail ship, now a large passenger ship.

Characters in this word

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

This origin belongs to the traditional form 郵; 邮 is its simplified writing.

The traditional form 郵 pairs 垂 (“far, remote”) with 邑 (“city”) to show a relay station; the simplified 邮 is a later shorthand.

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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 輪; 轮 is its simplified writing.

Meaning part形符xíngfú
車車jūcarriage
Sound part声符shēngfú
侖
侖lún輪lún
Same sound today

The traditional form 輪 uses 車, a carriage, and 侖 for the sound; the simplified 轮 is a later shorthand.

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Appears in
Boats & Water Travel

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