滑梯 (huá tī) — slide (playground equipment) | TongTong Chinese Dictionary

Definition

滑梯 is the playground slide — a specific piece of equipment, not just any sliding motion (that's 滑) or a climbable structure like a ladder (梯子).

noun

slide (playground equipment)

Measure word · 个

Examples

滑梯。
Yòu ér yuán lǐ yǒu yí gè hóng sè de huá tī.
There is a red slide in the kindergarten.
滑梯，。
Xiǎo míng cóng huá tī shàng huá xià lái, xiào dé hěn kāi xīn.
Xiao Ming slid down the slide, smiling happily.
滑梯，。
Zhè ge gōng yuán de huá tī shì xīn de, hěn duō hái zi pái duì wán.
The slide in this park is new; many children line up to play on it.

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.

梯tīladder

A 梯 (ladder) meant for 滑 (sliding) is a playground slide.

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

骨

骨gǔ滑huá

The sound has drifted apartThe sound part was a clue two thousand years ago — it often still helps, but not always.

滑 pairs 水 (water) with 骨, 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.

木弟梯

Meaning part形符xíngfú

木木mùwood, tree

Sound part声符shēngfú

弟

弟dì梯tī

Same sound today

梯 puts 木 (wood/tree) beside 弟, which gives the sound, to write a wooden ladder.

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