拖把 (tuō bǎ) — mop | TongTong Chinese Dictionary

Definition

noun

mop

Measure word · 把

Examples

拖把。
Qǐng yòng tuō bǎ bǎ dì bǎn tuō gān jìng.
Please use the mop to clean the floor.
拖把。
Zhè ge tuō bǎ de tuō bù tóu kě yǐ huàn de.
The mop head of this mop can be replaced.
拖把。
tuō bǎ Yòng wán le yào xǐ gān jìng cái néng fàng huí qù.
After using the mop, you need to wash it clean before putting it back.

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.

把bǎhandle

拖 (drag) and 把 (handle) name the mop as a dragging handle.

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

Sound part声符shēngfú

它

它tā拖tuō

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

拖 uses 手 to show an action done with the hand, and 它 to give its sound.

Most characters — around four in five — are built this way: one part hints at the meaning, the other at the pronunciation.

扌巴把

Meaning part形符xíngfú

扌Written in full as手shǒuhand

Sound part声符shēngfú

巴

巴bā把bǎ

Same sound today

把 combines 扌, a hand, with 巴 for its sound.

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Cleaning & Chores

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