浓雾 (nóng wù) — dense fog; heavy mist | tongtong Chinese Dictionary

Definition

noun

dense fogheavy mist

Measure word · 阵

浓雾，。
Zǎo shàng wài miàn yǒu nóng wù, kāi chē yào xiǎo xīn.
There is dense fog outside in the morning; be careful driving.
浓雾。
nóng wù Lǒng zhào le zhěng gè chéng shì.
Dense fog enveloped the whole city.
浓雾，。
Yīn wèi nóng wù, fēi jī bù néng qǐ fēi.
Because of the dense fog, the plane cannot take off.

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.

“浓” as dense and “雾” as fog form dense mist.

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.

This origin belongs to the traditional form 濃; 浓 is its simplified writing.

氵農濃

Meaning part形符xíngfú

氵Written in full as水shuǐwater

Sound part声符shēngfú

農

農nóng濃nóng

Same sound today

The traditional form 濃 has 氵 as water and 農 as the sound part; this is the form described here.

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 霧; 雾 is its simplified writing.

雨務霧

Meaning part形符xíngfú

雨雨yǔrain

Sound part声符shēngfú

務

務wù霧wù

Same sound today

In the traditional form 霧, 雨, rain, is on top and 務 below gives the sound; the simplified 雾 is a shorthand.

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