佳品 (jiā pǐn) — fine-quality goods; fine work of art | tongtong Chinese Dictionary

Definition

佳品 means a high-quality product or fine work — 佳 stresses 'excellent/exquisite' and 品 the item itself, used for goods, art, or crafts of notable quality.

noun

fine-quality goodsfine work of art

Examples

佳品。
Zhè jiā diàn chū shòu de dōu shì jiā pǐn.
This store sells only fine-quality goods.
佳品。
Zhè jiàn yì shù pǐn kān chēng jiā pǐn.
This artwork can be called a fine work of art.
佳品。
Zhè tào chá jù shì chá zhōng de jiā pǐn.
This tea set is a fine product among teas.

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.

佳 is fine, and 品 is goods, so together they describe fine-quality goods or works.

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.

Meaning part形符xíngfú

人人rénman; person

Sound part声符shēngfú

圭

圭guī佳jiā

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

佳 combines 人 (person) with 圭, which is used for the sound guī.

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

品 repeats the same simple shape three times, representing various objects.

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