情报网 (qíng bào wǎng) — intelligence network

Definition

noun
intelligence network

Examples

  • 情报网。
    Zhè ge qíng bào wǎng fù gài le quán qiú zhǔ yào chéng shì.
    This intelligence network covers major cities around the world.
  • 情报网。
    Tā men tōng guò qíng bào wǎng huò qǔ le guān jiàn qíng bào.
    They obtained key intelligence through the network.
  • 情报网。
    Jiàn lì gāo xiào de qíng bào wǎng xū yào cháng qī tóu rù.
    Building an efficient intelligence network requires long-term investment.

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.

情报intelligence
情qíngsituation报bàoreport
偏正Modifier + head
网wǎngnetwork

情报 means a 报 about the 情, the facts or situation; 网 links such reports into a network.

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.

Meaning part形符xíngfú
心心xīnheart
Sound part声符shēngfú
青
青qīng情qíng
Same sound today

情 shows 心 (heart) beside 青, which gives the sound. The heart part points to feelings and inner states.

Open 情 →

Two or more meaningful parts placed together so that their meanings combine into a new one.

This origin belongs to the traditional form 報; 报 is its simplified writing.

  • 㚔㚔㚔handcuffs
  • 𠬝𠬝𠬝to subdue

The traditional form 報 puts 㚔 (handcuffs) beside 𠬝 (to subdue), showing someone restrained and subdued, as in convicting or punishing a guilty person. The simplified 报 is a later shorthand.

Open 报 →

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 網; 网 is its simplified writing.

Meaning part形符xíngfú
糸糸mìrope
Sound part声符shēngfú
罔
罔wǎng網wǎng
Same sound today

The traditional form 網 pairs 糸 (rope) with 罔 to give the sound; the simplified 网 is a later shorthand.

Open 网 →

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