莱西 (Lái xī) — Laixi (a county-level city in Shandong province, China)

Definition

noun
Laixi (a county-level city in Shandong province, China)

Examples

  • 莱西
    Wǒ míng nián xiǎng qù Lái xī kàn kàn.
    I want to visit Laixi next year.
  • 莱西
    Lái xī Wèi yú shān dōng bàn dǎo zhōng bù.
    Laixi is located in the middle of the Shandong Peninsula.
  • 莱西
    Tā cóng xiǎo zài Lái xī zhǎng dà.
    He grew up in Laixi from a young age.

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.

láiLai (place)
西west

莱 names the Lai region and 西 gives the western direction, together forming the city name Laixi.

Characters in this word

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