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拉布拉多 (Lā bù lā duō) — Labrador (region of Canada); Labrador (breed of dog)

Definition

noun
Labrador (region of Canada)Labrador (breed of dog)
Measure word · 只

Examples

  • 拉布拉多。
    Lā bù lā duō Shì yí gè měi lì de dì fāng.
    Labrador is a beautiful place.
  • 拉布拉多。
    Wǒ péng you jiā yǎng le yì zhī Lā bù lā duō.
    My friend's family raised a Labrador.
  • 拉布拉多，。
    Lā bù lā duō Quǎn hěn cōng ming, róng yì xùn liàn.
    Labrador dogs are very smart and easy to train.

Origin

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.

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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
巾巾jīnkerchief
Sound part声符shēngfú
父
父fù布bù
Close in sound todayThe sound part was a clue two thousand years ago — it often still helps, but not always.

布 pairs 巾, a kerchief, with 父 as a sound part.

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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 →

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

多 originally showed two pieces of meat placed together; the repeated meat shape gives the sense of many.

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