幻灯片 (huàn dēng piàn) — slide (photographic or presentation); slide show | TongTong Chinese Dictionary

Definition

noun

slide (photographic or presentation)slide show

Measure word · 张

Examples

幻灯片。
Zhè xiē huàn dēng piàn shì qù nián lǚ xíng shí pāi de.
These slides were taken during last year's trip.
幻灯片。
Tā yòng huàn dēng piàn gěi xué shēng men shàng kè.
He uses slides to teach students.
幻灯片。
Zhè ge huàn dēng piàn zhǎn shì le hěn duō měi lì de fēng jǐng.
This slide show displays many beautiful scenery.

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.

幻灯magic lantern

幻huànillusion灯dēnglamp

偏正Modifier + head

幻 and 灯 describe a magic lantern, while 片 is the flat plate holding the image.

Characters in this word

No reliable origin is recorded for this character.

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

火丁灯

Meaning part形符xíngfú

Sound part声符shēngfú

丁

丁dīng灯dēng

Close in sound todayThe sound part was a clue two thousand years ago — it often still helps, but not always.

灯 pairs 火, which shows fire, with 丁, which gives the sound.

No reliable origin is recorded for this character.

Appears in

Photography & Design

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