洗衣店 (xǐ yī diàn) — laundry (place) | TongTong Chinese Dictionary

Definition

noun

laundry (place)

Measure word · 家

Examples

洗衣店。
Wǒ qù xǐ yī diàn xǐ yī fu.
I go to the laundry to wash clothes.
洗衣店。
Zhè jiā xǐ yī diàn de fú wù hěn hǎo.
This laundry's service is very good.
洗衣店。
Tā bǎ zāng yī fu sòng dào xǐ yī diàn qù le.
He sent the dirty clothes to the laundry.

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.

洗衣wash clothes

洗xǐwash衣yīclothes

动宾Verb + object

洗 wash and 衣 clothes form washing clothes, which describes the kind of 店 shop.

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

水水shuǐwater

Sound part声符shēngfú

先

The sound has drifted apartThe sound part was a clue two thousand years ago — it often still helps, but not always.

洗 is built from 水 (water) and 先, which gives the character its sound.

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

The shape of 衣 comes from an outline of the chest and upper clothing.

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

广占店

Meaning part形符xíngfú

广广guǎnghouse built to depend on a cliff

Sound part声符shēngfú

占

占zhàn店diàn

The sound has drifted apartThe sound part was a clue two thousand years ago — it often still helps, but not always.

店 shows 广, a house built to depend on a cliff, and 占, which gives the sound.

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