湖滨 (hú bīn) — lakeside | tongtong Chinese Dictionary

Definition

noun

lakeside

Examples

湖滨。
Wǒ men zhù zài hú bīn de yì jiā jiǔ diàn.
We stayed at a hotel by the lakeside.
湖滨。
Yán zhe hú bīn sàn bù shì yì zhǒng xiǎng shòu.
Strolling along the lakeside is a pleasure.
湖滨。
Zhè zuò fáng zi wèi yú hú bīn fù jìn.
This house is located near the lakeside.

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.

Lake plus shore gives the area beside a lake.

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

胡

胡hú湖hú

Same sound today

湖 pairs 水 (water) with 胡 (hú), which gives the sound.

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 濱; 滨 is its simplified writing.

Meaning part形符xíngfú

水水shuǐwater

Sound part声符shēngfú

賓

賓bīn濱bīn

Same sound today

The traditional form 濱 shows 水 (water) beside 賓 to give the sound; the simplified 滨 is a later abbreviation.

Browse more HSK 7-9 words or search the full 43,000-word dictionary.