TongTong
Sign in

玩具店 (wán jù diàn) — toy shop; toy store

Definition

noun
toy shoptoy store
Measure word · 家

Examples

  • 玩具店。
    Wǒ dài hái zi qù wán jù diàn mǎi le yí gè wán jù.
    I took the child to the toy shop and bought a toy.
  • ，玩具店？
    Qǐng wèn, zuì jìn de wán jù diàn zài nǎ lǐ?
    Excuse me, where is the nearest toy shop?
  • 玩具店。
    Zhè jiā wán jù diàn de wán jù zhǒng lèi hěn duō.
    This toy shop has a wide variety of toys.

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.

玩具toy
玩wánplay具jùtool
偏正Modifier + head
店diànshop

玩具 (play tool) and 店 (shop) together form a shop for toys.

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
玉玉yùjade
Sound part声符shēngfú
元
元yuán玩wán
The sound has drifted apartThe sound part was a clue two thousand years ago — it often still helps, but not always.

玩 pairs 玉 (jade) with 元 (yuán) for sound. The jade part points to toys made of jade.

Open 玩 →

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

具 pairs 廾 (two hands) with 鼎 (a cauldron), showing hands working with a cauldron to prepare food.

Open 具 →

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
广广guǎnghouse built to depend on a cliff
Sound part声符shēngfú
占
占zhàn店diàn
The sound has drifted apartThe sound part was a clue two thousand years ago — it often still helps, but not always.

店 shows 广, a house built to depend on a cliff, and 占, which gives the sound.

Open 店 →
Appears in
Games & PuzzlesShopping & Errands

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