护腿 (hù tuǐ) — (sports) shinguard; (clothing) leggings | TongTong Chinese Dictionary

Definition

noun

(sports) shinguard(clothing) leggings

Measure word · 副

Examples

护腿。
Tā tī zú qiú de shí hou zǒng shì dài zhe hù tuǐ.
He always wears shinguards when playing soccer.
护腿，。
Zhè tiáo hù tuǐ shì yòng tán xìng miàn liào zuò de, chuān zhuó hěn shū fu.
These leggings are made of stretchy fabric and are very comfortable to wear.
护腿。
Yùn dòng yuán de hù tuǐ kě yǐ bǎo hù xiǎo tuǐ bú shòu shāng hài.
Athletes' shinguards protect the shins from injury.

Origin

Compound word

构词法gòucífǎ

动宾dòngbīnVerb + object

An action followed by what it acts on, fused into one word.

护hùprotect

Protecting the legs names gear worn to guard them.

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.

扌户护

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.

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

肉肉ròuflesh

Sound part声符shēngfú

退

退tuì腿tuǐ

Same sound today

The 肉 part is flesh, showing a body part; the 退 part gives the sound.

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