时区 (shí qū) — time zone | TongTong Chinese Dictionary

Definition

noun

time zone

Measure word · 个

Examples

时区？
Běi jīng zài nǎ ge shí qū?
Which time zone is Beijing in?
时区。
Nǐ yào zhù yì liǎng gè shí qū de shí jiān chā.
You need to note the time difference between two time zones.
时区。
Fēi jī fēi guò bù tóng shí qū shí huì tiáo zhěng shí jiān.
The time is adjusted when the plane flies across different time zones.

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.

时 is time and 区 is zone; together they name a region for time.

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 時; 时 is its simplified writing.

Meaning part形符xíngfú

日日rìsun; day

Sound part声符shēngfú

之

之zhī時shí

Close in sound todayThe sound part was a clue two thousand years ago — it often still helps, but not always.

The traditional form 時 pairs 日 (sun/day) with 之 as the part that gives the sound; the simplified 时 is not the form described.

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

This origin belongs to the traditional form 區; 区 is its simplified writing.

匸匸xì
品品pǐn

The traditional form 區 is made from 匸 and 品; the simplified 区 is a shorthand.

Appears in

Time (Abstract)

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