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装点 (zhuāng diǎn) — to decorate, to adorn

Definition

装点 (zhuāngdiǎn) means 'to decorate or adorn', often used for dressing up a space, scene, or occasion with a graceful or festive touch. It leans literary/formal compared to plain 装饰 (zhuāngshì).

verb
to decorateto adorn

Examples

  • 装点。
    Tā yòng xiān huā zhuāng diǎn le kè tīng.
    She decorated the living room with fresh flowers.
  • ，装点。
    Chūn jié qián, jiā jiā hù hù dōu zhuāng diǎn zì jǐ de fáng zi.
    Before the Spring Festival, every household decorates their own house.
  • 装点。
    Zhè xiē huà kě yǐ zhuāng diǎn wǒ men de bàn gōng shì.
    These paintings can decorate our office.

Origin

Compound word
构词法gòucífǎ
联合liánhéCoordinate

Two parts of equal weight, alike or opposite in meaning, standing side by side.

装zhuāngdecorate
点diǎnembellish

装 and 点 both mean adorn, so together they express decorating or decking something.

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.

This origin belongs to the traditional form 裝; 装 is its simplified writing.

Meaning part形符xíngfú
衣衣yīclothes
Sound part声符shēngfú
壯
壯zhuàng裝zhuāng
Same sound today

The traditional form 裝 pairs 衣 (clothes) with 壯 as a sound part; this story is about 裝, not the simplified 装.

Open 装 →

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 點; 点 is its simplified writing.

Meaning part形符xíngfú
黑黑hēiblack
Sound part声符shēngfú
占
占zhàn點diǎn(r)
The sound has drifted apartThe sound part was a clue two thousand years ago — it often still helps, but not always.

The traditional form 點 pairs 黑 (black) with 占 for its sound; the simplified 点 is a later abbreviation.

Open 点 →
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