缎带 (duàn dài) — silk ribbon

Definition

noun
silk ribbon
Measure word · 条

Examples

  • 缎带。
    Tā tóu shàng xì zhe yì tiáo hóng sè de duàn dài.
    She has a red silk ribbon tied in her hair.
  • 缎带。
    Lǐ wù hé shàng bǎng le jīn sè de duàn dài.
    A gold silk ribbon was tied around the gift box.
  • 缎带。
    Wǔ zhě shǒu zhōng huī wǔ zhe cǎi sè de duàn dài.
    The dancer waved colorful silk ribbons in her hands.

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.

缎 is satin and 带 is a band, naming a band made of satin.

Characters in this word

No reliable origin is recorded for this character.

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A drawing of the thing itself, worn down over three thousand years into a few strokes.

This origin belongs to the traditional form 帶; 带 is its simplified writing.

The traditional form 帶 was drawn as a woven belt; the simplified 带 is a later shorthand.

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