揭幕式 (jiē mù shì) — unveiling ceremony

Definition

noun
unveiling ceremony
Measure word · 个

Examples

  • 揭幕式。
    Shì zhèng guǎng chǎng de diāo xiàng jiē mù shì xī yǐn le shàng qiān shì mín cān jiā.
    The unveiling ceremony of the statue in the city square attracted thousands of citizens.
  • 揭幕式。
    Xīn měi shù guǎn de jiē mù shì jiāng zài xià zhōu wǔ jǔ xíng.
    The unveiling ceremony of the new art museum will be held next Friday.
  • 揭幕式。
    Xué xiào wèi xīn jiàn de tú shū guǎn jǔ bàn le lóng zhòng de jiē mù shì.
    The school held a grand unveiling ceremony for the newly built library.

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.

揭幕
揭jiēraise幕mùcurtain
动宾Verb + object
式shìceremony

揭幕 means raising the curtain, and 式 is the ceremony built around that act.

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
扌Written in full as手shǒu
Sound part声符shēngfú
曷
曷hé揭jiē
The sound has drifted apartThe sound part was a clue two thousand years ago — it often still helps, but not always.

揭 pairs 扌, the hand radical (full form 手), with 曷, which supplies the sound; the hand part fits meanings like lifting or taking off.

Open 揭 →

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jīncloth
Sound part声符shēngfú
莫
莫mò幕mù
Same sound today

幕 combines 莫 above 巾 (cloth); 莫 gives the sound.

Open 幕 →

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
工工gōngwork
Sound part声符shēngfú
弋
弋yì式shì
The sound has drifted apartThe sound part was a clue two thousand years ago — it often still helps, but not always.

式 pairs 工, meaning work, with 弋, which gives the sound.

Open 式 →

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