娱乐界 (yú lè jiè) — the entertainment world; show business | TongTong Chinese Dictionary

Definition

noun

the entertainment worldshow business

Examples

娱乐界。
Tā zài yú lè jiè gōng zuò le hěn duō nián.
He has worked in the entertainment world for many years.
娱乐界。
yú lè jiè De jìng zhēng fēi cháng jī liè.
Competition in show business is very fierce.
娱乐界。
Tā shì yí wèi yú lè jiè de zhī míng rén shì.
She is a well-known figure in the entertainment world.

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yúamuse乐lèjoy

联合Coordinate

娱乐 covers amusement and joy, and 界 means a circle or world, giving the entertainment world.

Characters in this word

No reliable origin is recorded for this character.

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.

絲絲sīstring
木木mùwood

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.

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

田介界

Meaning part形符xíngfú

田田tiánfield

Sound part声符shēngfú

介

介jiè界jiè

Same sound today

界 is built from 田 (field) and 介. 田 carries the meaning, while 介 gives the sound.

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