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运动服 (yùn dòng fú) — sportswear; athletic clothing

Definition

noun
sportswearathletic clothing
Measure word · 件

Examples

  • 运动服。
    Wǒ mǎi le yí tào xīn yùn dòng fú.
    I bought a new set of sportswear.
  • 运动服，。
    Zhè jiàn yùn dòng fú hěn tòu qì, shì hé xià tiān yùn dòng.
    This piece of sportswear is very breathable, suitable for summer exercise.
  • 运动服。
    Yùn dòng de shí hou zuì hǎo chuān yùn dòng fú.
    It's best to wear sportswear when exercising.

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.

运动sport
运yùnmove动dòngmove
联合Coordinate
服fúclothing

运动 gives the idea of sport or exercise, while 服 points to clothing, so the word means clothes worn for sport.

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 運; 运 is its simplified writing.

Meaning part形符xíngfú
辵辵chuòmotion
Sound part声符shēngfú
軍
軍jūn運yùn
The sound has drifted apartThe sound part was a clue two thousand years ago — it often still helps, but not always.

The traditional form 運 combines 辵, meaning motion, with 軍 to give the sound; the simplified 运 is a later shorthand, so its parts are not the historical components.

Open 运 →

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 動; 动 is its simplified writing.

Meaning part形符xíngfú
力力lìstrength
Sound part声符shēngfú
重
重zhòng動dòng
Close in sound todayThe sound part was a clue two thousand years ago — it often still helps, but not always.

The traditional form 動 uses 力 (strength) and 重 as a sound part; 重 refers to a heavy bag ready to be moved by a human. This note is about 動, not 动.

Open 动 →

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
凡凡fántray
Sound part声符shēngfú
𠬝
𠬝𠬝服fú
The sound has drifted apartThe sound part was a clue two thousand years ago — it often still helps, but not always.

In 服, the part 𠬝 was the original picture for 'to subdue'; the added left part 凡, a tray, later changed shape.

Open 服 →
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