精品店 (jīng pǐn diàn) — boutique | TongTong Chinese Dictionary

Definition

noun

boutique

Measure word · 家

Examples

精品店。
Zhè jiā jīng pǐn diàn de yī fu shè jì fēi cháng dú tè.
The clothing designs at this boutique are very unique.
精品店。
Tā xǐ huan zài jīng pǐn diàn lǐ tiāo xuǎn lǐ wù sòng gěi péng you.
She likes to pick out gifts for friends at the boutique.
精品店，。
Nà tiáo jiē shàng yǒu hǎo jǐ jiā jīng pǐn diàn, mài de dōu shì shǒu gōng zhì pǐn.
There are several boutiques on that street, all selling handmade products.

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.

精品fine goods

精jīngfine品pǐngoods

偏正Modifier + head

A 店 for 精品, fine goods.

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.

米青精

Meaning part形符xíngfú

米米mǐrice

Sound part声符shēngfú

青

青qīng精jīng

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

精 pairs 米 (rice) with 青, which gives the sound; the character originally meant polished rice.

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

品 repeats the same simple shape three times, representing various objects.

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

广占店

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.

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