防洪堤 (fáng hóng dī) — flood-control dike, levee | tongtong Chinese Dictionary

Definition

noun

flood-control dikelevee

Measure word · 条

Examples

防洪堤。
Zhèng fǔ zhèng zài xiū jiàn yí zuò xīn de fáng hóng dī.
The government is building a new levee.
防洪堤。
Zhè tiáo fáng hóng dī bǎo hù le jǐ bǎi wàn jū mín de ān quán.
This dike protects the safety of millions of residents.
，防洪堤。
Bào yǔ guò hòu, gōng rén men lián yè jiā gù fáng hóng dī.
After the heavy rain, workers reinforced the levee overnight.

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.

防洪flood control

防fángprevent洪hóngflood

动宾Verb + object

防洪 gives flood control and 堤 gives a dike, so a flood-control dike.

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.

阝方防

Meaning part形符xíngfú

阝Written in full as阜fù

Sound part声符shēngfú

方

方fāng防fáng

Same sound today

防 pairs 阝 (written fully as 阜) with 方, which gives the sound.

Most characters — around four in five — are built this way: one part hints at the meaning, the other at the pronunciation.

Meaning part形符xíngfú

水水shuǐwater

Sound part声符shēngfú

共

共gòng洪hóng

Close in sound todayThe sound part was a clue two thousand years ago — it often still helps, but not always.

洪 is built from 水 (water) and 共 (gòng), with 共 giving the sound.

Most characters — around four in five — are built this way: one part hints at the meaning, the other at the pronunciation.

土是堤

Meaning part形符xíngfú

土土tǔsoil

Sound part声符shēngfú

是

Close in sound todayThe sound part was a clue two thousand years ago — it often still helps, but not always.

The left part 土 shows it relates to soil or earth, while the right part 是 gives the sound.

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