洗衣房 (xǐ yī fáng) — laundry room | TongTong Chinese Dictionary

Definition

noun

laundry room

Measure word · 个

洗衣房。
Wǒ qù xǐ yī fáng xǐ yī fu.
I go to the laundry room to wash clothes.
洗衣房。
xǐ yī fáng De xǐ yī jī huài le.
The washing machine in the laundry room is broken.
洗衣房。
Nǐ bǎ zāng yī fu ná dào xǐ yī fáng qù.
Take the dirty clothes to the laundry room.

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laundry

动宾Verb + object

The washing in 洗 and clothes in 衣 form laundry, and 房 names the room where it happens.

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

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.

Meaning part形符xíngfú

戶戶hùdoor

Sound part声符shēngfú

方

Same sound today

房 pairs 戶 (door) with 方 (fāng) as a sound part; 方 can also fit 'side,' as in a side room beside the main room.

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