换上 (huàn shǎng) — to change into (new clothes, shoes, etc.); to r…

Definition

换上 means putting on something new in place of what you were wearing. Focuses on the swap of items (clothes, shoes) rather than just getting dressed.

verb

to change into (new clothes, shoes, etc.)to replace with something new

换上。
Tā huàn shǎng le yí jiàn xīn yī fu qù cān jiā wǎn huì.
He changed into a new shirt to attend the party.
换上，。
Tā huàn shǎng le yì shuāng yùn dòng xié, zhǔn bèi qù pǎo bù.
She put on a pair of sports shoes and got ready to go running.
，换上。
Zhè shuāng xié tài xiǎo le, wǒ huàn shǎng bu shàng.
These shoes are too small; I can't get them on.

Compound word

构词法gòucífǎ

补充bǔchōngVerb + complement

An action followed by its result or direction.

The word combines change and on to mean change into clothes.

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.

This origin belongs to the traditional form 換; 换 is its simplified writing.

Meaning part形符xíngfú

Sound part声符shēngfú

奐

奐huàn換huàn

Same sound today

For the traditional form 換, 手 is the hand part and 奐 gives the sound; this note is about 換, not the simplified 换.

An abstract idea shown by a mark or a diagram rather than by a picture of an object.

上 is drawn as a short horizontal line placed above a longer arc, marking a position above that arc.

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