态度 (tài dù) — attitude; manner; approach | TongTong Chinese Dictionary

Definition

态度 is a general word for someone's attitude or manner — how they approach a person, task, or situation. 心态 focuses more on inner mindset, while 姿态 and 举止 lean toward visible, often physical bearing.

noun

attitudemannerapproach

Measure word · 个

Examples

态度。
Tā duì zhè jiàn shì de tài dù hěn míng què.
His attitude toward this matter is very clear.
态度。
Xué xí tài dù jué dìng chéng jì hǎo huài.
Learning attitude determines whether grades are good or bad.
态度。
Fú wù yuán de fú wù tài dù fēi cháng hǎo.
The waiter's service attitude is very good.

Origin

Compound word

构词法gòucífǎ

联合liánhéCoordinate

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

度dùbearing

态 refers to manner and 度 to bearing, so together they mean attitude.

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.

太心态

Meaning part形符xíngfú

心心xīnheart

Sound part声符shēngfú

太

太tài态tài

Same sound today

态 is made of 太, which gives the sound, and 心 (heart).

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

又又yòuhand

Sound part声符shēngfú

石

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

度 has 又 (hand) and a changed form of 石; 石 gives a related sound, and the hand is tied to using the hand as a reference for measurement.

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