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风景 (fēng jǐng) — scenery; landscape

Definition

风景 (fēngjǐng) is a general, everyday word for 'scenery / landscape.' 景色 is nearly interchangeable; 风光 is more literary. 美景 emphasizes that the scenery is beautiful.

noun
scenerylandscape
Measure word · 个

Examples

  • 风景。
    Zhè lǐ de fēng jǐng zhēn měi.
    The scenery here is really beautiful.
  • 风景。
    Wǒ xǐ huan kàn hǎi biān de fēng jǐng.
    I like looking at the seaside scenery.
  • ，风景。
    Měi nián qiū tiān, zhè lǐ de fēng jǐng tè bié piào liang.
    Every autumn, the scenery here is especially beautiful.

Origin

Compound word
构词法gòucífǎ
联合liánhéCoordinate

Two parts of equal weight, alike or opposite in meaning, standing side by side.

风fēngscenery
景jǐngscene

风 and 景 both point to what can be seen in nature, giving the sense of scenery.

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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