出版物 (chū bǎn wù) — publication | TongTong Chinese Dictionary

Definition

A general/formal term for any published work (books, magazines, reports). More abstract and written than naming a specific type like 书 or 杂志.

noun

publication

Measure word · 本

Examples

出版物。
Zhè běn chū bǎn wù shì qù nián chū bǎn de.
This publication was published last year.
出版物。
Tā zhèng zài xiě yì piān guān yú jīng jì de chū bǎn wù.
He is writing a publication about economics.
出版物。
Zhè jiā gōng sī měi nián chū bǎn hěn duō zhǒng chū bǎn wù.
This company publishes many kinds of publications each year.

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.

出版publish

出chūbring out版bǎnedition

动宾Verb + object

出版物 combines 出版, bringing out an edition, with 物, thing, for a published item.

Characters in this word

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

止止zhǐfoot
凵凵kǎncave

出 combines 止 (foot) and 凵 (cave) to show a foot stepping out of a cave.

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

片反版

Meaning part形符xíngfú

Sound part声符shēngfú

反

反fǎn版bǎn

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

版 is formed by 片 and 反, with 片 contributing the sense and 反 the sound.

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

牛勿物

Meaning part形符xíngfú

Sound part声符shēngfú

勿

勿wù物wù

Same sound today

物 puts 牛 beside 勿: 牛 gives the meaning, and 勿 gives the sound.

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