智利人 (zhì lì rén) — Chilean person; Chilean people

Definition

noun
Chilean personChilean people
Measure word · 个

Examples

  • 智利人。
    Tā shì zhì lì rén.
    He is Chilean.
  • 智利人。
    Wǒ rèn shi jǐ gè zhì lì rén péng you.
    I know a few Chilean friends.
  • 智利人。
    Zhè xiē zhì lì rén zài gōng yuán lǐ tī zú qiú.
    These Chilean people are playing soccer in the park.

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.

智利Chile
智zhì利lì
音译Transliteration
人rénperson

智利 spells the country Chile, and 人 marks a person from it.

Characters in this word

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

The early form 智 used 大 (adult), 口 (mouth), and 子 (child): an adult speaking to pass knowledge to a child.

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

利 combines 禾 (grain) and 刀 (knife), showing a knife used to cut grain.

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

The shape of 人 shows a side view of a standing person, with an arm and a leg.

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