劫匪 (jié fěi) — bandit, armed robber | TongTong Chinese Dictionary

Definition

noun

banditarmed robber

Measure word · 个

Examples

劫匪。
Jǐng chá zhuā zhù le nà ge jié fěi.
The police caught that bandit.
劫匪。
Zhè xiē jié fěi qiǎng zǒu le yín háng de qián.
These bandits robbed the bank's money.
劫匪。
jié fěi Men bèi jǐng fāng bāo wéi le.
The bandits were surrounded by the police.

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.

劫 (rob) and 匪 (bandit) combine to mean a bandit who robs.

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.

去力劫

Meaning part形符xíngfú

力力lìpower, force

Sound part声符shēngfú

去

去qù劫jié

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

劫 pairs 去, which gives the sound, with 力, meaning power or force.

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

匚非匪

Meaning part形符xíngfú

匚匚fāngbox

Sound part声符shēngfú

非

非fēi匪fěi

Same sound today

匪 is built from 匚, a box, plus 非, which gives the sound.

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