干洗店 (gān xǐ diàn) — dry cleaner's; dry cleaning shop | TongTong Chinese Dictionary

Definition

noun

dry cleaner'sdry cleaning shop

Measure word · 家

Examples

干洗店。
Wǒ bǎ dà yī sòng dào gān xǐ diàn qù xǐ.
I sent the coat to the dry cleaner to be cleaned.
干洗店？
Qǐng wèn gān xǐ diàn jǐ diǎn kāi mén?
Excuse me, what time does the dry cleaner open?
干洗店。
Tā kāi le yì jiā gān xǐ diàn.
He opened a dry cleaning shop.

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.

干洗dry cleaning

干gāndry洗xǐwash

偏正Modifier + head

干 'dry' with 洗 'wash' makes dry cleaning, and 店 'shop' names the place.

Characters in this word

The simplified 干 stands for more than one traditional character. In most words (饼干, 干杯) it is 乾; in others (干, 干活儿) (干扰) it is 幹 or 干.

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 乾; 干 is its simplified writing.

Meaning part形符xíngfú

Sound part声符shēngfú

倝

倝gàn乾gān

Same sound today

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

水水shuǐwater

Sound part声符shēngfú

先

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

洗 is built from 水 (water) and 先, which gives the character its sound.

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

广占店

Meaning part形符xíngfú

广广guǎnghouse built to depend on a cliff

Sound part声符shēngfú

占

占zhàn店diàn

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

店 shows 广, a house built to depend on a cliff, and 占, which gives the sound.

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