迷你裙 (mí nǐ qún) — miniskirt | TongTong Chinese Dictionary

Definition

迷你裙 is a direct loan translation from English 'mini' (迷你) + 'skirt' (裙), used for a very short skirt. It is a single compound noun — you say 一条迷你裙, not 迷你 + 裙 separately.

noun

miniskirt

Measure word · 条

Examples

迷你裙。
Tā jīn tiān chuān le yì tiáo mí nǐ qún.
She wore a miniskirt today.
迷你裙。
Zhè tiáo mí nǐ qún shì wǒ qù nián mǎi de.
This miniskirt is the one I bought last year.
迷你裙。
Xiàn zài liú xíng chuān bái sè mí nǐ qún.
Nowadays it's fashionable to wear white miniskirts.

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.

迷你mini

音译Transliteration

迷你 stands for mini, 裙 is a skirt; together they form a very short skirt.

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.

Meaning part形符xíngfú

辵辵chuòwalk

Sound part声符shēngfú

米

米mǐ迷mí

Same sound today

迷 uses 辵, the walking part, and 米, which gives the sound.

Most characters — around four in five — are built this way: one part hints at the meaning, the other at the pronunciation.

亻尔你

Meaning part形符xíngfú

亻Written in full as人rénperson

Sound part声符shēngfú

尔

尔ěr你nǐ

The sound has drifted apartThe sound part was a clue two thousand years ago — it often still helps, but not always.

The left part 亻 is a person, and the right part 尔 supplies the sound.

Most characters — around four in five — are built this way: one part hints at the meaning, the other at the pronunciation.

衤君裙

Meaning part形符xíngfú

衤Written in full as衣yīclothing

Sound part声符shēngfú

君

君jūn裙qún

Close in sound todayThe sound part was a clue two thousand years ago — it often still helps, but not always.

裙 pairs 衤, a narrow form of 衣 meaning clothing, with 君, which gives the sound.

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