金卡 (jīn kǎ) — gold card (premium credit card or membership ca…

Definition

noun

gold card (premium credit card or membership card)

Measure word · 张

金卡。
Tā bàn le yì zhāng jīn kǎ.
He applied for a gold card.
金卡。
Yòng jīn kǎ kě yǐ xiǎng shòu hěn duō yōu huì.
With a gold card you can enjoy many discounts.
金卡。
Zhè zhāng jīn kǎ shì wǒ de shēng rì lǐ wù.
This gold card is my birthday gift.

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.

The meaning of 金 as gold combines with 卡 as card to name a premium card.

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.

金 was drawn with marks for two pieces of metal, along with a part that gave its sound; it first meant copper, then metals and gold.

Two or more meaningful parts placed together so that their meanings combine into a new one.

卡 is made from 上 (up) and 下 (down), with their horizontal lines fused, showing something squeezed between above and below.

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