商业区 (shāng yè qū) — commercial district, business district

Definition

noun

commercial districtbusiness district

Measure word · 个

Examples

商业区。
Zhè ge shāng yè qū yǒu hěn duō gāo lóu hé shāng diàn.
This commercial district has many tall buildings and shops.
商业区。
Zhōu mò de shāng yè qū fēi cháng rè nao.
The business district is very lively on weekends.
商业区。
Gōng sī wèi yú shì zhōng xīn de zhǔ yào shāng yè qū.
The company is located in the main commercial district downtown.

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.

商业commerce

商shāngtrade业yèbusiness

偏正Modifier + head

区qūdistrict

“商” means trade and “业” means business, so “商业” names commerce; “区” means district.

Characters in this word

No reliable origin is recorded for this character.

Open 商 →

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

This origin belongs to the traditional form 業; 业 is its simplified writing.

丵丵zhuóchisel
大大dàperson; big

The traditional 業 is explained as a picture of a beam from which bells and chimes hang, or as a person lifting that beam. The simplified 业 is a shorthand, not the original shape.

Open 业 →

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

This origin belongs to the traditional form 區; 区 is its simplified writing.