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加沙 (Jiā shā) — Gaza (territory)

Definition

noun
Gaza (territory)

Examples

  • 加沙。
    Jiā shā Wèi yú zhōng dōng dì qū.
    Gaza is located in the Middle East region.
  • 加沙。
    Zuì jìn guān yú Jiā shā de xīn wén hěn duō.
    Recently there is a lot of news about Gaza.
  • 加沙。
    Xǔ duō guó jì zǔ zhī zài Jiā shā tí gōng yuán zhù.
    Many international organizations provide aid in Gaza.

Origin

Single-morpheme word
构词法gòucífǎ
音译yīnyìTransliteration

The characters spell the sound of a foreign word; their individual meanings play no part.

加jiā
沙shā

The characters 加沙 spell the name Gaza and carry no meaning of their own here.

Sound-only characters

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

加 pairs 力 and 口. In one explanation 力 is strength and 口 is the mouth, meaning exaggeration; in another 力 is plowing effort and 口 is breath or exclamation, meaning extra effort.

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

沙 puts 少 (dots) beside 水 (water), showing sand on a shoreline.

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Appears in
International & Diplomacy

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