日晒 (rì shài) — (attributive) sun exposure; sun- (used before nouns, as in 日晒斑 or 日晒时间)

Definition

日晒 is an attributive adjective meaning 'caused by the sun' — used before nouns like 时间 or 雨淋, not as a standalone predicate.

adjective
(attributive) sun exposuresun- (used before nouns, as in 日晒斑 or 日晒时间)

Examples

  • 日晒,。
    Zhù yì rì shài shí jiān, bì miǎn pí fū shòu shāng.
    Pay attention to the time of sun exposure to avoid skin damage.
  • 日晒。
    Zhè jiàn yī fu jīng guò cháng qī rì shài yǐ jīng tuì sè le.
    This piece of clothing has faded after long-term sun exposure.
  • 日晒。
    rì shài Yǔ lín ràng zhè zuò mù qiáo biàn de hěn jiù.
    Exposure to sun and rain has made this wooden bridge very old.

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.

晒shàidry/expose

日 'sun' and 晒 'dry/expose' combine to mean exposure to sunlight.

Characters in this word

A drawing of the thing itself, worn down over three thousand years into a few strokes.

日 originally drew the sun. A mark was added inside to tell it apart from similar square shapes.

Open 日 →

No reliable origin is recorded for this character.

Open 晒 →

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