交响音乐会 (jiāo xiǎng yīn yuè huì) — symphony concert

Definition

noun
symphony concert
Measure word · 场

Examples

  • 交响音乐会。
    Míng tiān wǎn shàng wǒ men qù tīng yì chǎng jiāo xiǎng yīn yuè huì.
    Tomorrow evening we are going to listen to a symphony concert.
  • 交响音乐会。
    Wǒ fēi cháng xǐ huan zhè chǎng jiāo xiǎng yīn yuè huì de zhǐ huī.
    I really like the conductor of this symphony concert.
  • 交响音乐会，。
    Zhè zhāng jiāo xiǎng yīn yuè huì de piào hěn guì, dàn shì zhí dé.
    The ticket for this symphony concert is expensive, but it's worth it.

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.

交响symphonic
交jiāointerweave响xiǎngsound
偏正Modifier + head
音乐会concert
音yīnsound乐lèmusic会huìgathering
偏正Modifier + head

交响 evokes interwoven sounds, and 音乐会 names a gathering of music.

Characters in this word

A drawing of the thing itself, worn down over three thousand years into a few strokes.

交 originally drew a human with crossed legs. In the modern shape, the upper part resembles a standing person.

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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 響; 响 is its simplified writing.

Meaning part形符xíngfú
音音yīnsound
Sound part声符shēngfú
鄉
鄉xiāng響xiǎng
Same sound today

The traditional form 響 pairs 音, meaning sound, with 鄉 to give its pronunciation. The simplified 响 is a later shorthand, so its visible parts are not the historical parts.

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An abstract idea shown by a mark or a diagram rather than by a picture of an object.

音 adds a short stroke that seals the mouth-like part, showing a covered or muffled sound rather than speech.

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Two or more meaningful parts placed together so that their meanings combine into a new one.

This origin belongs to the traditional form 樂; 乐 is its simplified writing.

In the traditional form 樂, 絲 (string) with 木 (wood) shows strings on a piece of wood, a musical instrument; the simplified 乐 is a later shorthand.

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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 會; 会 is its simplified writing.

Meaning part形符xíngfú
合合héto meet
Sound part声符shēngfú
𡆧
𡆧𡆧會huì
The sound has drifted apartThe sound part was a clue two thousand years ago — it often still helps, but not always.

Traditional 會 pairs 合 (to meet) with 𡆧, an original form for ironware, to give the sound. The simplified 会 is a later shorthand, so its parts are not the original parts.

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