体育课 (tǐ yù kè) — physical education class, PE class | TongTong Chinese Dictionary

Definition

noun

physical education classPE class

Measure word · 节

Examples

体育课。
Wǒ men měi zhōu yǒu liǎng jié tǐ yù kè.
We have two PE classes every week.
体育课。
tǐ yù kè Shàng lǎo shī jiào wǒ men dǎ lán qiú.
In PE class, the teacher taught us to play basketball.
体育课。
Wǒ zuì xǐ huan de kè jiù shì tǐ yù kè.
My favorite class is PE.

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.

体育physical education

体tǐbody育yùeducate

偏正Modifier + head

体 body, 育 educate, 课 class combine to mean a class for educating the body.

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 體; 体 is its simplified writing.

骨豊體

Meaning part形符xíngfú

骨骨gǔbone

Sound part声符shēngfú

豊

豊lǐ體tǐ

Close in sound todayThe sound part was a clue two thousand years ago — it often still helps, but not always.

The traditional form 體 pairs 骨 (bone) with 豊 as a sound part; this note is about 體, not about the parts of 体.

No reliable origin is recorded for this character.

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 課; 课 is its simplified writing.

言果課

Meaning part形符xíngfú

言言yánto say

Sound part声符shēngfú

果

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

The traditional form 課 pairs 言 (to say) with 果 as a sound part; the simplified 课 is a shorthand and its right side is not a sound part.

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