管弦乐队 (guǎn xián yuè duì) — orchestra | TongTong Chinese Dictionary

Definition

noun

orchestra

Measure word · 个

Examples

管弦乐队。
Jīn wǎn de guǎn xián yuè duì yǎn zòu dé fēi cháng jīng cǎi.
The orchestra performed brilliantly tonight.
管弦乐队。
Tā cóng xiǎo jiù xiǎng jiā rù yí gè guǎn xián yuè duì.
She has wanted to join an orchestra since she was young.
管弦乐队。
Zhè ge guǎn xián yuè duì yóu bā shí míng yuè shǒu zǔ chéng.
This orchestra is composed of eighty musicians.

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.

管弦wind and string

管guǎnwind instrument弦xiánstring

联合Coordinate

乐队band

乐lèmusic队duìteam

偏正Modifier + head

管 and 弦 name wind and string instruments, 乐队 is a musical group, giving a group of wind and string players.

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.

竹官管

Meaning part形符xíngfú

竹竹zhúbamboo

Sound part声符shēngfú

官

官guān管guǎn

Same sound today

管 has 竹 (bamboo) on top to show it relates to bamboo, and 官 gives its sound.

Most characters — around four in five — are built this way: one part hints at the meaning, the other at the pronunciation.

弓玄弦

Meaning part形符xíngfú

Sound part声符shēngfú

玄

玄xuán弦xián

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

弦 uses 弓 (bow) to show what it is about and 玄 to show how it is pronounced.

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

This origin belongs to the traditional form 樂; 乐 is its simplified writing.

絲絲sīstring
木木mùwood

In the traditional form 樂, 絲 (string) with 木 (wood) shows strings on a piece of wood, a musical instrument; the simplified 乐 is a later shorthand.

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 隊; 队 is its simplified writing.

Meaning part形符xíngfú

阜阜fù

Sound part声符shēngfú

㒸

㒸㒸隊duì

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

The traditional form 隊 has 阜 as the meaning part and 㒸 as the sound part.

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