明儿 (míng r) — tomorrow (colloquial); (informal) one of these days; some day

Definition

noun
tomorrow (colloquial)(informal) one of these dayssome day

Examples

  • 明儿。
    míng r Wǒ qǐng nǐ chī fàn.
    Tomorrow I'll treat you to dinner.
  • 明儿。
    míng r Zán men qù gōng yuán ba.
    Tomorrow let's go to the park.
  • 明儿。
    Zhè shì r míng r zài shuō.
    Let's talk about this another day.

Origin

Derived word
构词法gòucífǎ
后缀hòuzhuìSuffix

A fixed syllable at the end that turns the word into a noun, a person, a place or the like.

明míngnext day
儿ér

明 gives the next-day idea, and 儿 softens it into the everyday word for tomorrow.

Characters in this word

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

明 combines 日 (sun) and 月 (moon), showing the sun just rising while the moon has not yet set, or two bright objects in the sky, to express brightness.

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

The shape 儿 is a simple drawing of a standing person, used as an alternate form of the character for person.

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