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运动鞋 (yùn dòng xié) — sports shoe, sneaker

Definition

noun
sports shoesneaker
Measure word · 双

Examples

  • 运动鞋。
    Wǒ mǎi le yì shuāng yùn dòng xié.
    I bought a pair of sports shoes.
  • 运动鞋。
    Zhè shuāng yùn dòng xié hěn shū fu.
    These sports shoes are very comfortable.
  • 运动鞋。
    Tā měi tiān chuān zhuó yùn dòng xié qù pǎo bù.
    He wears sports shoes to go running every day.

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sports
运yùnmove动dòngmove
联合Coordinate
鞋xiéshoe

运动 'sports' and 鞋 'shoe' combine to mean a shoe for sports.

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
革革géleather
Sound part声符shēngfú
圭
圭guī鞋
The sound has drifted apartThe sound part was a clue two thousand years ago — it often still helps, but not always.

鞋 puts 革 (leather) beside 圭 to show leather shoes; 圭 gives the sound and originally drew a pair of ritual axes, not earth.

Open 鞋 →
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Footwear & Accessories

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