产假 (chǎn jià) — maternity leave | TongTong Chinese Dictionary

Definition

noun

maternity leave

，产假。
Tā gāng shēng wán hái zi, zhèng zài xiū chǎn jià.
She just gave birth and is now on maternity leave.
产假。
Gōng sī guī dìng chǎn jià shì jiǔ shí bā tiān.
The company stipulates that maternity leave is 98 days.
产假，。
chǎn jià Jié shù hòu, tā huí dào le gōng zuò gǎng wèi.
After her maternity leave ended, she returned to her job.

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.

产chǎnchildbirth

产假 is a 假 (leave) for 产 (childbirth).

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 產; 产 is its simplified writing.

Meaning part形符xíngfú

生生shēngto be born

Sound part声符shēngfú

彥

彥yàn產chǎn

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

The traditional form 產 pairs 生, "to be born," with 彥 as a sound part; the simplified 产 is a shorthand.

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

亻叚假

Meaning part形符xíngfú

亻Written in full as人rénperson

Sound part声符shēngfú

叚

叚jiǎ假jiǎ

Same sound today

假 pairs 亻 (person) with 叚, which gives the sound jiǎ.

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