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避难所 (bì nàn suǒ) — refuge, shelter, asylum

Definition

noun
refugeshelterasylum
Measure word · 个

Examples

  • ，避难所。
    Zhàn zhēng qī jiān, hěn duō rén duǒ jìn le bì nàn suǒ.
    During the war, many people took shelter in the refuge.
  • 避难所。
    Zhè ge bì nàn suǒ kě yǐ bǎo hù rén men miǎn shòu zì rán zāi hài.
    This shelter can protect people from natural disasters.
  • 避难所。
    Zhèng fǔ wèi wú jiā kě guī de rén jiàn zào le xīn de bì nàn suǒ.
    The government built a new refuge for homeless people.

Origin

Derived word
构词法gòucífǎ
后缀hòuzhuìSuffix

A fixed syllable at the end that turns the word into a noun, a person, a place or the like.

避难
避bìavoid难nándanger
动宾Verb + object
所suǒplace

避难 conveys taking refuge from danger, and 所 points to a place.

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
辶Written in full as辵chuòto walk
Sound part声符shēngfú
辟
辟pì避bì
Same sound today

避 is built from 辶, a walking-related form, plus 辟, which gives the pronunciation.

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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 難; 难 is its simplified writing.

Meaning part形符xíngfú
隹隹zhuībird
Sound part声符shēngfú
暵
暵hàn難nán
Close in sound todayThe sound part was a clue two thousand years ago — it often still helps, but not always.

The traditional 難 pairs 隹, a bird, with 暵 for sound, and meant a type of bird. It was later borrowed for other meanings; the modern 难 is a shorthand.

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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
斤斤jīnaxe
Sound part声符shēngfú
戶
戶hù所suǒ
The sound has drifted apartThe sound part was a clue two thousand years ago — it often still helps, but not always.

所 pairs 斤, an axe, with 戶, which gives the sound hù; the old meaning was the sound of logging.

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Buildings & StructuresSafety & Danger

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