酒吧间 (jiǔ bā jiān) — bar, barroom

Definition

noun
barbarroom
Measure word · 家

Examples

  • 酒吧间。
    Tā měi tiān wǎn shàng dōu zài jiǔ bā jiān hē jiǔ.
    He drinks at the bar every night.
  • 酒吧间。
    Zhè jiā jiǔ bā jiān de huán jìng hěn hǎo.
    The atmosphere of this bar is very good.
  • 酒吧间。
    jiǔ bā jiān Lǐ yǒu hěn duō rén zài tiào wǔ.
    There are many people dancing in the bar.

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.

酒吧bar
酒jiǔwine吧babar
偏正Modifier + head
间jiānroom

酒吧 is a bar for alcohol, and 间 is a room; together: a barroom.

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
水水shuǐ
Sound part声符shēngfú
酉
酉yǒu酒jiǔ
The sound has drifted apartThe sound part was a clue two thousand years ago — it often still helps, but not always.

酒 pairs 酉, the original picture for this word, with 水 (water), added later to distinguish it.

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No reliable origin is recorded for this character.

Open 吧 →

No reliable origin is recorded for this character.

Open 间 →

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