球拍 (qiú pāi) — sports racket; paddle | TongTong Chinese Dictionary

Definition

noun

sports racketpaddle

Measure word · 个

Examples

球拍。
Tā mǎi le yí gè xīn de wǎng qiú qiú pāi.
He bought a new tennis racket.
球拍，。
Zhè bǎ qiú pāi hěn qīng, dǎ qǐ lái hěn shū fu.
This racket is very light and comfortable to play with.
球拍，。
Wǒ de qiú pāi huài le, xū yào huàn yí gè xīn de.
My racket is broken; I need to replace it with a new one.

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.

球 'ball' and 拍 'racket' combine to mean a racket used for playing ball.

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

求

求qiú球qiú

Same sound today

球 is built from 玉, meaning jade, and 求, 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.

Meaning part形符xíngfú

手手shǒuhand

Sound part声符shēngfú

白

白bái拍pāi

Close in sound todayThe sound part was a clue two thousand years ago — it often still helps, but not always.

拍 puts 手 (hand) beside 白, which gives the pronunciation.

Appears in

Sports & Athletics

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