表带 (biǎo dài) — watchband; watch strap

Definition

noun

watchbandwatch strap

Measure word · 条

表带，。
Wǒ de biǎo dài duàn le, xū yào huàn yì tiáo xīn de.
My watchband broke; I need to replace it with a new one.
表带，。
Zhè tiáo biǎo dài shì pí de, dài zhe hěn shū fu.
This watch strap is leather and feels very comfortable to wear.
表带。
Nǐ kě yǐ qù zhōng biǎo diàn huàn yì tiáo biǎo dài.
You can go to a watch shop to replace the watchband.

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.

“表” is watch and “带” is strap, making a watch strap.

Characters in this word

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

The shape 表 pairs 衣 (garment) with 毛 (hair or feather), originally an outer garment.

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.