导护 (dǎo hù) — (v) (Taiwan) to perform student safety duty (guiding students and managing traffic at school arrival/dismissal)

Definition

Taiwan-specific term for the parent/teacher duty of guiding students and directing traffic at the school gate during arrival and dismissal. Not standard in mainland Chinese.

verb
(v) (Taiwan) to perform student safety duty (guiding students and managing traffic at school arrival/dismissal)

Examples

  • 导护。
    Lǎo shī měi tiān zǎo shàng zài xiào mén kǒu dǎo hù.
    The teacher does safety duty at the school gate every morning.
  • 导护。
    Zhè zhōu lún dào lǐ mā ma lái dǎo hù.
    This week it's Li's mother's turn to come do safety duty.
  • 导护。
    Zuò dǎo hù de shí hou yào chuān fǎn guāng bèi xīn.
    When doing safety duty, you need to wear a reflective vest.

Origin

Compound word
构词法gòucífǎ
联合liánhéSide by side

Two parts of equal weight, alike or opposite in meaning, standing side by side.

导dǎoguide
护hùprotect

'导' (guide) and '护' (protect) combine to mean guiding and protecting students.

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.

This origin belongs to the traditional form 導; 导 is its simplified writing.

Meaning part形符xíngfú
寸寸cùnhand
Sound part声符shēngfú
道
道dào導
Same sound today

The traditional form 導 pairs 道 (path) as the sound part with 寸 (hand), giving the sense of leading someone. The simplified 导 is a later shorthand, so its parts are not the historical components.

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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
扌Written in full as手shǒu
Sound part声符shēngfú
户
户hù护hù
Same sound today

护 combines 扌 (the hand form 手) with 户, which gives the sound hù.

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