旅游鞋 (lǚ yóu xié) — sneakers; athletic shoes suitable for walking,…

Definition

noun

sneakersathletic shoes suitable for walking, jogging, or hiking

Measure word · 双

旅游鞋，。
Wǒ mǎi le yì shuāng lǚ yóu xié, dǎ suàn chū qù lǚ xíng shí chuān.
I bought a pair of sneakers, planning to wear them when I travel.
旅游鞋，。
Zhè shuāng lǚ yóu xié chuān qǐ lái hěn shū fu, zǒu yì tiān yě bú lèi.
This pair of sneakers is very comfortable; walking a whole day doesn't tire me.
，旅游鞋。
Dēng shān de shí hou, zuì hǎo chuān yì shuāng fáng huá de lǚ yóu xié.
When mountain climbing, it's best to wear a pair of non-slip hiking shoes.

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.

旅游travel

联合Side by side

旅游 means travel, and 鞋 names shoes, so these are shoes for travel.

Characters in this word

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

旅 combines 㫃, a flag, and 从, two people, to show troops or a brigade.

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

斿

斿yóu游yóu

Same sound today

游 combines 水 (water) with 斿, which gives the sound yóu and also relates to travelling.

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

革圭鞋

Meaning part形符xíngfú

革革géleather

Sound part声符shēngfú

圭

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

鞋 puts 革 (leather) beside 圭 to show leather shoes; 圭 gives the sound and originally drew a pair of ritual axes, not earth.