歌舞团 (gē wǔ tuán) — song and dance troupe; song and dance ensemble

Definition

noun
song and dance troupesong and dance ensemble
Measure word · 个

Examples

  • 歌舞团。
    Zhè ge gē wǔ tuán de biǎo yǎn fēi cháng jīng cǎi.
    This song and dance troupe's performance was very splendid.
  • 歌舞团。
    Tā cóng xiǎo jiù xiǎng jiā rù gē wǔ tuán.
    She has wanted to join a song and dance troupe since she was young.
  • 歌舞团。
    Wǒ men yì qǐ qù kàn le gē wǔ tuán de yǎn chū.
    We went together to watch the song and dance troupe's show.

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.

歌舞song and dance
歌gēsong舞wǔdance
联合Side by side
团tuántroupe

歌 and 舞 mean song and dance, while 团 means troupe, giving a song and dance troupe.

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.

Meaning part形符xíngfú
欠欠qiànblow
Sound part声符shēngfú
哥
哥gē歌gē
Same sound today

The shape 歌 uses 哥 for the sound and 欠, meaning blow. It came from a form of 哥 used for singing.

Open 歌 →

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
舛舛chuǎnsteps, feet in convergent direction
Sound part声符shēngfú
無
無wú舞wǔ
Same sound today

舞 combines 舛, showing feet in converging steps, with 無 above. 無 gave the sound and also preserved its older meaning of dancing, so the shape points to dancing.

Open 舞 →

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 團; 团 is its simplified writing.

Meaning part形符xíngfú
囗囗wéi
Sound part声符shēngfú
專
專zhuān團tuán
Close in sound todayThe sound part was a clue two thousand years ago — it often still helps, but not always.

The form 團 combines 囗 as a meaning part with 專 as a sound part; the story is about 團, not about 团.

Open 团 →

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