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风景线 (fēng jǐng xiàn) — a scenic strip (of coastline, river, road, etc.); (figurative) an eye-catching feature; a beautiful sight

Definition

风景线 is a linear stretch of scenery (coast, road) or a striking sight. It's more specific than 风景 ('scenery' in general) and emphasizes an eye-catching, line-like feature.

noun
a scenic strip (of coastline, river, road, etc.)(figurative) an eye-catching featurea beautiful sight
Measure word · 条

Examples

  • 风景线。
    Zhè tiáo yán hǎi gōng lù bèi yù wéi zuì měi fēng jǐng xiàn.
    This coastal highway is hailed as the most beautiful scenic strip.
  • 风景线。
    Xiào yuán lǐ chuān zhuó hàn fú de xué shēng men chéng le yí dào liàng lì de fēng jǐng xiàn.
    The students wearing Hanfu on campus became a bright and beautiful sight.
  • 风景线。
    Zhè zuò xīn dì biāo jiàn zhù wèi chéng shì zēng tiān le xīn de fēng jǐng xiàn.
    This new landmark building adds a new scenic highlight to the city.

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.

风景scenery
风fēngscenery景jǐngview
联合Coordinate
线xiànline

风景 means scenery and 线 means line, so it names a scenic strip.

Characters in this word

No reliable origin is recorded for this character.

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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.

Meaning part形符xíngfú
日日rìsun
Sound part声符shēngfú
京
京jīng景jǐng
Same sound today

景 has 日 (sun) with 京, which gives its sound; it originally meant sunlight.

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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 線; 线 is its simplified writing.

Meaning part形符xíngfú
糹Written in full as糸mì
Sound part声符shēngfú
泉
泉quán線xiàn
The sound has drifted apartThe sound part was a clue two thousand years ago — it often still helps, but not always.

The traditional form 線 uses 糹 (silk/thread) to show the meaning and 泉 to suggest the sound; the simplified 线 is a later shorthand.

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