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名胜 (míng shèng) — famous scenic spot or historical site

Definition

名胜 refers to places famous for scenery or history, often grand and well-known. 景点 is a more general term for any tourist attraction or point of interest.

noun
famous scenic spot or historical site
Measure word · 处

Examples

  • 名胜。
    Xī hú shì yí chù zhù míng de míng shèng.
    West Lake is a famous scenic spot.
  • 名胜。
    Zhōng guó yǒu hěn duō lì shǐ míng shèng zhí dé cān guān.
    China has many historical sites worth visiting.
  • ，名胜。
    Qù xī ān lǚ yóu, yí dìng yào cān guān nà xiē yǒu míng de míng shèng.
    When traveling to Xi'an, you must visit those famous scenic spots.

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.

名míngfamous
胜shèngscenic place

名 (famous) with 胜 (scenic place) means a well-known scenic spot.

Characters in this word

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

名 puts 夕 (crescent moon) above 口 (mouth), showing a name spoken in the dark.

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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.

Meaning part形符xíngfú
肉肉ròumeat
Sound part声符shēngfú
生
生shēng胜shèng
Same sound today

The simplified 胜 changes the traditional 勝 by replacing part of its sound side with 生; the left 肉 relates to meat.

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