伞兵 (sǎn bīng) — paratrooper | TongTong Chinese Dictionary

Definition

noun

paratrooper

Measure word · 个

伞兵。
Tā shì yì míng yōu xiù de sǎn bīng.
He is an excellent paratrooper.
伞兵，。
sǎn bīng Cóng tiān ér jiàng, wán chéng le rèn wu.
The paratroopers descended from the sky and completed the mission.
伞兵。
Bù duì lǐ yǒu hěn duō sǎn bīng.
There are many paratroopers in the unit.

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.

伞sǎnparachute

伞 points to the parachute, and 兵 names the soldier, together a parachute soldier.

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

This origin belongs to the traditional form 傘; 伞 is its simplified writing.

The traditional form 傘 is drawn like an umbrella. The simplified 伞 is a later shorthand, not the original drawing.

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

兵 combines 斤, a short axe, with 廾, two hands, showing a pair of hands holding a weapon.

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