野地 (yě de) — wilderness, wild country, countryside (as oppos…

Definition

noun

wildernesswild countrycountryside (as opposed to developed or urban areas)

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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.

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 “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

土土tǔearth

Sound part声符shēngfú

予

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.

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

土也地

Meaning part形符xíngfú

土土tǔearth

Sound part声符shēngfú

也

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.

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