金表 (jīn biǎo) — gold watch | TongTong Chinese Dictionary

Definition

noun

gold watch

Measure word · 块

金表。
Tā dài zhe yí kuài jīn biǎo.
He is wearing a gold watch.
金表。
Zhè kuài jīn biǎo shì yé ye liú gěi wǒ de.
This gold watch was left to me by my grandfather.
金表。
Tā shēng rì nà tiān shōu dào le yì zhī jīn biǎo.
She received a gold watch on her birthday.

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.

金表 uses 金 (gold) with 表 (watch) to mean a gold watch.

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.

金 was drawn with marks for two pieces of metal, along with a part that gave its sound; it first meant copper, then metals and gold.

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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