别样 (bié yàng) — another kind of; a different style of

Definition

别样 (biéyàng) means 'a different kind of' — used before a noun to highlight something as distinctive or unusual, more literary than everyday 别致.

adjective
another kind ofa different style of

Examples

  • 别样。
    Zhè cì lǚ xíng ràng wǒ kàn dào le bié yàng de fēng jǐng.
    This trip let me see a different kind of scenery.
  • 别样。
    Tā yǒu yì zhǒng bié yàng de mèi lì.
    She has a unique charm.
  • 。
    Zhè ge chéng shì yǒu bié yàng de wén huà fēn wéi.
    This city has a different cultural atmosphere.

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.

别biéother
样yàngkind

“别” means another or different, and “样” means kind or style, so the word denotes another kind or a different style.

Characters in this word

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

This origin belongs to the traditional form 別; 别 is its simplified writing.

The traditional form 別 pairs 冎 (bone) with 刀 (knife), showing a knife cutting up bone and flesh. The simplified 别 is a shorthand, so its parts are not the historical components.

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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 樣; 样 is its simplified writing.

Meaning part形符xíngfú
木木mùwood
Sound part声符shēngfú
羕
羕yàng樣yàng
Same sound today

For 样, the traditional form 樣 pairs 木 (wood) with 羕 as a sound part.

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