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拉丁舞 (lā dīng wǔ) — Latin dance

Definition

noun
Latin dance
Measure word · 个

Examples

  • 拉丁舞。
    Tā xué le sān nián lā dīng wǔ.
    She has studied Latin dance for three years.
  • 拉丁舞。
    Jīn wǎn de lā dīng wǔ biǎo yǎn fēi cháng jīng cǎi.
    Tonight's Latin dance performance was very exciting.
  • 拉丁舞。
    lā dīng wǔ Bǐ sài xū yào hěn qiáng de jié zòu gǎn.
    Latin dance competitions require a strong sense of rhythm.

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.

拉丁Latin
拉lā丁dīng
音译Transliteration
舞wǔdance

拉丁 spells Latin and 舞 means dance, giving a Latin dance.

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
手手shǒuhand
Sound part声符shēngfú
立
立lì拉lā
The sound has drifted apartThe sound part was a clue two thousand years ago — it often still helps, but not always.

拉 pairs 手 (hand) with 立, a component that supplies the sound.

Open 拉 →

A drawing of the thing itself, worn down over three thousand years into a few strokes.

丁 may picture a nail head, a person's head, a square city wall, or a square star pattern.

Open 丁 →

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
舛舛chuǎnsteps, feet in convergent direction
Sound part声符shēngfú
無
無wú舞wǔ
Same sound today

舞 combines 舛, showing feet in converging steps, with 無 above. 無 gave the sound and also preserved its older meaning of dancing, so the shape points to dancing.

Open 舞 →
Appears in
Dance & Performance

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