副标题 (fù biāo tí) — subheading; subtitle

Definition

noun
subheadingsubtitle

Examples

  • 副标题，。
    Zhè piān wén zhāng de fù biāo tí hěn qīng chǔ, dú zhě yí kàn jiù néng míng bai zhǔ yào nèi róng.
    The subheading of this article is very clear, and readers can understand the main content at a glance.
  • ，副标题。
    Zài xiě bào gào de shí hou, měi gè zhāng jié dōu yīng gāi yǒu yí gè fù biāo tí.
    When writing a report, each chapter should have a subheading.
  • 副标题。
    Zhè běn shū de fù biāo tí bǐ zhèng biāo tí gèng yǒu xī yǐn lì.
    The subtitle of this book is more attractive than the main title.

Origin

Derived word
构词法gòucífǎ
前缀qiánzhuìPrefix

A fixed syllable in front that adds a shade of meaning but carries none of its own.

副fùsecondary
标题title
标biāomark题títopic
联合Side by side

副 means secondary, and 标题 means title, together giving a secondary title.

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
刂Written in full as刀dāoknife
Sound part声符shēngfú
畐
畐fú副fù
Same sound today

副 is built from 畐, which gives its sound, and 刂, a form of the knife 刀.

Open 副 →

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 標; 标 is its simplified writing.

Meaning part形符xíngfú
木木mù
Sound part声符shēngfú
票
票piào標biāo
Close in sound todayThe sound part was a clue two thousand years ago — it often still helps, but not always.

The traditional form 標 pairs 木 with 票, and 票 gives the sound; the simplified 标 is the modern form of that traditional character.

Open 标 →

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 題; 题 is its simplified writing.

Meaning part形符xíngfú
頁頁yèhead
Sound part声符shēngfú
是
是shì題tí
Close in sound todayThe sound part was a clue two thousand years ago — it often still helps, but not always.

For 题, the traditional form 題 uses 是 for sound and 頁 for head, and means 'forehead'.

Open 题 →

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