娱乐城 (yú lè chéng) — entertainment city, casino complex, amusement complex

Definition

娱乐城 refers to a large entertainment or casino complex — a venue with many games, shows, and gambling under one roof, not just a city for entertainment.

noun
entertainment citycasino complexamusement complex
Measure word · 个

Examples

  • 娱乐城。
    Zhè zuò chéng shì xīn jiàn le yí gè dà xíng yú lè chéng.
    This city newly built a large entertainment complex.
  • 娱乐城。
    Tā men zài yú lè chéng lǐ wán le yì zhěng tiān.
    They played in the entertainment city the whole day.
  • 娱乐城。
    yú lè chéng De bǎo ān cuò shī fēi cháng yán gé.
    The security measures of the entertainment complex are very strict.

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.

娱乐entertainment
娱yúentertain/please乐lèjoy/pleasure
联合Side by side
城chéngcity

娱乐 names amusement, and 城 marks a large complex; together it means an entertainment city.

Characters in this word

No reliable origin is recorded for this character.

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

This origin belongs to the traditional form 樂; 乐 is its simplified writing.

In the traditional form 樂, 絲 (string) with 木 (wood) shows strings on a piece of wood, a musical instrument; the simplified 乐 is a later shorthand.

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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
土土tǔsoil
Sound part声符shēngfú
成
成chéng城chéng
Same sound today

城 pairs 土 (soil) with 成 as a sound part, because city walls were originally made of stamped earth.

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