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车尾 (chē wěi) — the rear of a vehicle

Definition

noun
the rear of a vehicle

Examples

  • 车尾，。
    chē wěi De dēng huài le, xū yào huàn yí gè.
    The light at the rear of the vehicle is broken; you need to replace it.
  • 车尾。
    Qǐng bǎ xíng li xiāng fàng zài chē wěi.
    Please put the suitcase in the back of the car.
  • 车尾。
    Zhè liàng chē de chē wěi shè jì dé hěn dú tè.
    The rear design of this car is very unique.

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.

车chēvehicle
尾wěitail

车 names the vehicle, and 尾 gives the rear part of it.

Characters in this word

A drawing of the thing itself, worn down over three thousand years into a few strokes.

This origin belongs to the traditional form 車; 车 is its simplified writing.

The traditional form 車 was drawn as a carriage seen from above, with wheels on both sides and a shaft at the front; the simplified 车 is a later shorthand.

Open 车 →

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

The form 尾 combines 尸 (person) and 毛 (hair; feather).

Open 尾 →
Appears in
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