泡泡糖 (pào pao táng) — bubble gum | TongTong Chinese Dictionary

Definition

noun

bubble gum

Measure word · 块

Examples

泡泡糖？
Nǐ jiàn guò fěn sè de pào pao táng ma?
Have you seen pink bubble gum?
泡泡糖。
Tā zuì xǐ huan chī cǎo méi wèi de pào pao táng.
He likes strawberry-flavored bubble gum the most.
泡泡糖。
Chuī pào pao táng xū yào hěn duō kōng qì.
Blowing bubble gum requires a lot of air.

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.

泡泡bubbles

泡pàobubble泡pàobubble

重叠Reduplication

泡泡 suggests bubbles, 糖 means candy, giving bubble gum.

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.

氵包泡

Meaning part形符xíngfú

氵Written in full as水shuǐwater

Sound part声符shēngfú

包

包bāo泡pào

Close in sound todayThe sound part was a clue two thousand years ago — it often still helps, but not always.

泡 combines 氵 (water) and 包, which supplies the sound. It conveys foam.

Most characters — around four in five — are built this way: one part hints at the meaning, the other at the pronunciation.

氵包泡

Meaning part形符xíngfú

氵Written in full as水shuǐwater

Sound part声符shēngfú

包

包bāo泡pào

Close in sound todayThe sound part was a clue two thousand years ago — it often still helps, but not always.

泡 combines 氵 (water) and 包, which supplies the sound. It conveys foam.

Most characters — around four in five — are built this way: one part hints at the meaning, the other at the pronunciation.

米唐糖

Meaning part形符xíngfú

米米mǐrice

Sound part声符shēngfú

唐

Same sound today

糖 is made from 米 (rice) and 唐, which gives the sound táng.

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