船队 (chuán duì) — fleet; flotilla | TongTong Chinese Dictionary

Definition

noun

fleetflotilla

Measure word · 支

船队。
Zhè zhī chuán duì yóu shí sōu huò lún zǔ chéng.
This fleet consists of ten cargo ships.
船队。
chuán duì Zhèng zài xiàng yuǎn yáng jìn fā.
The fleet is heading out to the open ocean.
船队。
Tā men zhǐ huī chuán duì chuān guò le hǎi xiá.
They commanded the fleet through the strait.

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.

队duìgrouped body

船 names ships and 队 names a grouped body, together giving a fleet.

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

Sound part声符shēngfú

㕣

㕣㕣船

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

船 pairs 舟 (boat) with 㕣 for its sound.

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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