游乐园 (yóu lè yuán) — amusement park; playground | TongTong Chinese Dictionary

Definition

noun

amusement parkplayground

Measure word · 个

Examples

游乐园。
Wǒ men zhōu mò qù le yí gè xīn de yóu lè yuán.
We went to a new amusement park on the weekend.
游乐园。
Zhè ge yóu lè yuán yǒu guò shān chē hé mó tiān lún.
This amusement park has roller coasters and Ferris wheels.
游乐园。
Hái zi men zài yóu lè yuán wán dé hěn kāi xīn.
The children played very happily at the amusement park.

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.

游乐amusement

游yóuplay乐lèjoy

联合Coordinate

游乐 comes from 游 play and 乐 joy, and 园 names a park.

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

斿

斿yóu游yóu

Same sound today

游 combines 水 (water) with 斿, which gives the sound yóu and also relates to travelling.

Two or more meaningful parts placed together so that their meanings combine into a new one.

This origin belongs to the traditional form 樂; 乐 is its simplified writing.

絲絲sīstring
木木mùwood

In the traditional form 樂, 絲 (string) with 木 (wood) shows strings on a piece of wood, a musical instrument; the simplified 乐 is a later shorthand.

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

囗元园

Meaning part形符xíngfú

囗囗wéi

Sound part声符shēngfú

元

元yuán园yuán

Same sound today

In 园, 元 sits inside 囗, and 元 gives the sound.

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