地价 (dì jià) — land price | tongtong Chinese Dictionary

Definition

noun

land price

Examples

地价。
Zhè ge chéng shì de dì jià yuè lái yuè gāo.
The land price in this city is getting higher and higher.
地价。
Wǒ men xū yào píng gū zhè piàn tǔ dì de dì jià.
We need to evaluate the land price of this plot.
地价。
Zhè lǐ de dì jià shì měi píng fāng mǐ yí wàn yuán.
The land price here is 10,000 yuan per square meter.

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.

“地” names land and “价” names price, together meaning the price of land.

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.

土也地

Meaning part形符xíngfú

土土tǔearth

Sound part声符shēngfú

也

也yě地dì

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

地 is built from 土 (earth) and 也, which gives its sound.

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

人介价

Meaning part形符xíngfú

Sound part声符shēngfú

介

介jiè价jiè

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

价 pairs 人 (person) with 介, which gives the sound.

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