美国式 (měi guó shì) — American style, American type | TongTong Chinese Dictionary

Definition

adjective

American styleAmerican type

Examples

美国式，。
Zhè jiā cān tīng shì měi guó shì de, mài hàn bǎo hé shǔ tiáo.
This restaurant is American-style, selling burgers and fries.
美国式。
měi guó shì Mín zhǔ zhì dù zài zhōng guó de yǔ jìng zhōng yǒu suǒ bù tóng.
The American-style democratic system is different in the Chinese context.
美国式，。
Tā xǐ huan měi guó shì de shēng huó fāng shì, měi tiān hē kā fēi.
He likes the American style of living, drinking coffee every day.

Origin

Derived word

构词法gòucífǎ

后缀hòuzhuìSuffix

A fixed syllable at the end that turns the word into a noun, a person, a place or the like.

美国America

美měiAmerican国guócountry

偏正Modifier + head

美国 points to America, and 式 contributes the sense of style or type.

Characters in this word

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

羊羊yángram or feathers
大大dàperson

美 shows 大, a person, wearing 羊, a headdress of feathers or ram's horn.

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 國; 国 is its simplified writing.

囗或國

Meaning part形符xíngfú

囗囗wéiclosure

Sound part声符shēngfú

或

或huò國guó

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

The traditional form 國 uses 囗 to show closure and 或 to give the sound.

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

弋工式

Meaning part形符xíngfú

工工gōngwork

Sound part声符shēngfú

弋

弋yì式shì

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

式 pairs 工, meaning work, with 弋, which gives the sound.

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