游艇 (yóu tǐng) — yacht, pleasure boat | TongTong Chinese Dictionary

Definition

noun

yachtpleasure boat

Measure word · 只

Examples

游艇。
Tā mǎi le yì sōu yóu tǐng.
He bought a yacht.
游艇。
Zhōu mò wǒ men zuò yóu tǐng chū hǎi le.
We went out to sea on a yacht over the weekend.
游艇。
Zhè sōu yóu tǐng kě yǐ róng nà shí gè rén.
This yacht can accommodate ten people.

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.

A 艇, or boat, for 游, or leisurely sailing, is a yacht.

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.

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

舟廷艇

Meaning part形符xíngfú

舟舟zhōuboat

Sound part声符shēngfú

廷

廷tíng艇tǐng

Same sound today

艇 pairs 舟, meaning boat, with 廷, which gives the sound.

Appears in

Boats & Water Travel

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