法国式 (fǎ guó shì) — (noun) French style; (adjective) French-style

Definition

Adjectival suffix meaning 'French-style' — used attributively (法国式面包) or predicatively with 的 (是法国式的).

noun
French style
adjective
French-style

Examples

  • 法国式。
    Zhè zuò jiàn zhù shì fǎ guó shì de.
    This building is French-style.
  • 。
    Wǒ xǐ huan chī fǎ guó shì miàn bāo.
    I like to eat French-style bread.
  • 。
    Tā de chuān zhuó hěn yǒu fǎ guó shì.
    Her dress has a very French style.

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.

法国France
法fǎFrance国guócountry
偏正Modifier + head
式shìstyle

法国 (France) and 式 (style) combine to mean French-style.

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
氵Written in full as水shuǐwater
廌廌zhìa type of antelope or caprid
Sound part声符shēngfú
盍
盍hé法fǎ
The sound has drifted apartThe sound part was a clue two thousand years ago — it often still helps, but not always.

法's older form combined 氵 (water) and 廌 (a type of antelope or caprid), with 盍 as a sound part; later 廌 was dropped.

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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 國; 国 is its simplified writing.

Meaning part形符xíngfú
囗囗wéiclosure
Sound part声符shēngfú
或
或huò國guó
Close in sound todayThe sound part was a clue two thousand years ago — it often still helps, but not always.

The traditional form 國 uses 囗 to show closure and 或 to give the sound.

Open 国 →

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
工工gōngwork
Sound part声符shēngfú
弋
弋yì式shì
The sound has drifted apartThe sound part was a clue two thousand years ago — it often still helps, but not always.

式 pairs 工, meaning work, with 弋, which gives the sound.

Open 式 →

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