沙尘暴 (shā chén bào) — sandstorm; dust storm

Definition

noun

sandstormdust storm

Measure word · 场

沙尘暴。
Běi jīng měi nián chūn tiān dōu huì chū xiàn shā chén bào.
Sandstorms appear in Beijing every spring.
沙尘暴。
Zhè chǎng shā chén bào ràng zhěng gè chéng shì dōu biàn chéng le huáng sè.
This sandstorm turned the whole city yellow.
沙尘暴，。
Qì xiàng tái fā bù le shā chén bào yù jǐng, tí xǐng dà jiā jiǎn shǎo wài chū.
The weather station issued a sandstorm warning, reminding everyone to reduce going out.

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.

沙尘sand and dust

联合Coordinate

“沙” and “尘” together form the swirling material, and “暴” is the storm they make.

Characters in this word

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

沙 puts 少 (dots) beside 水 (water), showing sand on a shoreline.

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

小土尘

In 尘, 小 (small) sits above 土 (earth), giving the idea of tiny bits of earth.

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

The earliest form paired 虎 and 戈, a tiger and a weapon. The later 暴 came from a picture of hands drying something in the sun.

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