胜地 (shèng dì) — famous scenic spot; tourist attraction

Definition

noun
famous scenic spottourist attraction
Measure word · 个
Easily confused

Examples

  • 胜地。
    Zhè ge shèng dì měi nián xī yǐn dà liàng yóu kè.
    This scenic spot attracts a large number of tourists every year.
  • 胜地。
    Xià tiān qù hǎi biān shèng dì dù jià hěn shū fu.
    Going to a seaside resort for vacation in summer is very comfortable.
  • 胜地。
    Huáng shān shì zhōng guó zhù míng de lǚ yóu shèng dì.
    Mount Huang is a famous tourist attraction in China.

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.

胜shèngfamous
地dìplace

Famous and place combine to mean a well-known scenic location.

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
肉肉ròumeat
Sound part声符shēngfú
生
生shēng胜shèng
Same sound today

The simplified 胜 changes the traditional 勝 by replacing part of its sound side with 生; the left 肉 relates to meat.

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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
土土tǔearth
Sound part声符shēngfú
也
也yě地dì
The sound has drifted apartThe sound part was a clue two thousand years ago — it often still helps, but not always.

地 is built from 土 (earth) and 也, which gives its sound.

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