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吉普 (Jí pǔ) — Jeep (brand of off-road vehicle)

Definition

noun
Jeep (brand of off-road vehicle)
Measure word · 辆

Examples

  • 吉普。
    Tā kāi le yí liàng xīn Jí pǔ.
    He drove a new Jeep.
  • 吉普。
    Zhè liàng Jí pǔ kāi qǐ lái hěn wěn.
    This Jeep drives very steadily.
  • 吉普。
    Wǒ zuì xǐ huan de chē jiù shì Jí pǔ.
    My favorite car is the Jeep.

Origin

Characters in this word

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

In the earliest forms, 吉 was drawn with a mouth-like lower part and an upper part that later became today's upper shape.

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

  • 並並bìngside by side
  • 日日rìsun

普 is made of 日 (sun) and 並 (side by side).

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