断语 (duàn yǔ) — conclusion; judgment; assertion | tongtong Chinese Dictionary

Definition

noun

conclusionjudgmentassertion

Examples

断语。
Fǎ guān zài fǎ tíng shàng xuān bù le zuì zhōng duàn yǔ.
The judge announced the final conclusion in court.
，断语。
Zài méi yǒu chōng fèn zhèng jù qián, bú yào qīng yì xià duàn yǔ.
Don't make an assertion easily without sufficient evidence.
断语。
Tā de yán jiū bào gào zhōng dé chū le yí gè míng què duàn yǔ.
A clear judgment was reached in his research report.

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.

断 (judge) and 语 (words) combine to mean words that state a judgment or conclusion.

Characters in this word

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

This origin belongs to the traditional form 斷; 断 is its simplified writing.

𢇍𢇍𢇍to cut
斤斤jīnaxe

The traditional form 斷 uses 𢇍 (to cut) and 斤 (axe) together.

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 語; 语 is its simplified writing.

言吾語

Meaning part形符xíngfú

Sound part声符shēngfú

吾

吾wú語yǔ

Same sound today

The form 語 pairs 言 (speech) with 吾, which gives the sound; this note is about 語, not 语.

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