Definition
亭 is a bound form (b.f.) that cannot stand alone as a word. It appears in compounds with three main senses: (1) a small open building, like a pavilion or kiosk (亭子, 亭台楼阁); (2) a graceful, upright posture (亭亭玉立, used for a tall, slender woman or a flower); (3) the meaning of 'exactly' or 'precisely in the middle' (亭午 'noon', 亭匀 'well-proportioned'). The second and third senses are more literary and less frequent in everyday speech.
b.f.
(bound form) pavilionkiosk(bound form) gracefulupright (as in 亭亭玉立)(bound form) exactlyprecisely in the middle (as in 亭午)
Examples
- ，。Gōngyuán lǐ yǒu yí gè tíng zi, kěyǐ zuò xiàlái xiūxi.There is a pavilion in the park where you can sit and rest.
- ，，。Tā zhàn zài héhuā chí biān, tíng tíng yù lì, shífēn dòngrén.She stood by the lotus pond, graceful and slender, very charming.
- 亭，。tíng wǔ shífēn, tàiyáng zhènghǎo zài tóudǐng.At noon, the sun is directly overhead.
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