野地 (yě de) — wilderness, wild country, countryside (as opposed to developed or urban areas)

Definition

noun
wildernesswild countrycountryside (as opposed to developed or urban areas)
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Examples

  • 野地。
    Wǒ men kāi chē qù le yě de.
    We drove to the wilderness.
  • 野地。
    Zhè piàn yě de lǐ yǒu hěn duō yě shēng dòng wù.
    There are many wild animals in this wilderness.
  • 野地，。
    Cóng chéng shì dào yě de, fēng jǐng wán quán bù tóng.
    From the city to the wilderness, the scenery is completely different.

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.

野yěwild
地dìland

野 “wild” and 地 “land” give the sense of wilderness or countryside.

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
田田tiánfield
土土tǔearth
Sound part声符shēngfú
予
予yǔ野yě
The sound has drifted apartThe sound part was a clue two thousand years ago — it often still helps, but not always.

野 combines 田 (field) above 土 (earth) to show open country, with 予 giving the sound.

Open 野 →

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
土土tǔearth
Sound part声符shēngfú
也
也yě地dì
The sound has drifted apartThe sound part was a clue two thousand years ago — it often still helps, but not always.

地 is built from 土 (earth) and 也, which gives its sound.

Open 地 →
Appears in
Countryside & Rural

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