陆战队 (lù zhàn duì) — marine corps; marines | TongTong Chinese Dictionary

Definition

noun

marine corpsmarines

Measure word · 支

Examples

陆战队。
Zhè ge lù zhàn duì shì jūn duì de jīng ruì.
This marine corps is the elite of the military.
陆战队。
Gè guó lù zhàn duì cān jiā le lián hé yǎn xí.
Marine corps from various countries participated in the joint exercise.
陆战队。
Wǒ men lù zhàn duì zhèng zài zhí xíng rèn wu.
Our marines are carrying out a mission.

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.

陆战land battle

陆lùland战zhànbattle

偏正Modifier + head

陆战 (land battle) describes the 队 (troops).

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.

This origin belongs to the traditional form 陸; 陆 is its simplified writing.

阝坴陸

Meaning part形符xíngfú

阝Written in full as阜fù

Sound part声符shēngfú

坴

坴lù陸lù

Same sound today

The traditional form 陸 uses 阝 (written in full as 阜) for the meaning and 坴 for the sound; the simplified 陆 is a later shorthand.

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

占戈战

Meaning part形符xíngfú

Sound part声符shēngfú

占

占zhàn战zhàn

Same sound today

战 pairs 占, which gives its sound, with 戈, a weapon.

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 隊; 队 is its simplified writing.

Meaning part形符xíngfú

阜阜fù

Sound part声符shēngfú

㒸

㒸㒸隊duì

The sound has drifted apartThe sound part was a clue two thousand years ago — it often still helps, but not always.

The traditional form 隊 has 阜 as the meaning part and 㒸 as the sound part.

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Military & Defense

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