牙买加 (Yá mǎi jiā) — Jamaica

Definition

noun
Jamaica

Examples

  • 牙买加。
    Wǒ míng nián xiǎng qù Yá mǎi jiā lǚ yóu.
    I want to travel to Jamaica next year.
  • 牙买加。
    Yá mǎi jiā De rè dài qì hòu fēi cháng shì hé dù jià.
    Jamaica's tropical climate is very suitable for a vacation.
  • 牙买加。
    Wǒ de péng you cóng Yá mǎi jiā dài huí lái hěn duō jì niàn pǐn.
    My friend brought back many souvenirs from Jamaica.

Origin

Characters in this word

No reliable origin is recorded for this character.

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

This origin belongs to the traditional form 買; 买 is its simplified writing.

In the traditional form 買, 网 is a net and 貝 is a money cowrie.

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

加 pairs 力 and 口. In one explanation 力 is strength and 口 is the mouth, meaning exaggeration; in another 力 is plowing effort and 口 is breath or exclamation, meaning extra effort.

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