墨西哥人 (Mò xī gē rén) — Mexican (person from Mexico) | TongTong Chinese Dictionary

Definition

noun

Mexican (person from Mexico)

Measure word · 个

Examples

墨西哥人。
Wǒ de lín jū shì yí gè Mò xī gē rén.
My neighbor is a Mexican.
墨西哥人。
Wǒ zài cān tīng rèn shi le jǐ gè Mò xī gē rén.
I met a few Mexicans at the restaurant.
墨西哥人。
Zhè xiē Mò xī gē rén péng you jiào wǒ zuò yù mǐ bǐng.
These Mexican friends taught me how to make tortillas.

Origin

Derived word

构词法gòucífǎ

后缀hòuzhuìSuffix

A fixed syllable at the end that turns the word into a noun, a person, a place or the like.

墨西哥Mexico

墨mò西xī哥gē

墨, 西, and 哥 only spell Mexico, and 人 means person from there.

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.

黑土墨

Meaning part形符xíngfú

土土tǔsoil

Sound part声符shēngfú

黑

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

墨 is built from 土 (soil) and 黑, with 黑 giving the sound.

No reliable origin is recorded for this character.

No reliable origin is recorded for this character.

A drawing of the thing itself, worn down over three thousand years into a few strokes.

The shape of 人 shows a side view of a standing person, with an arm and a leg.

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