雪天 (xuě tiān) — snowy day | TongTong Chinese Dictionary

Definition

noun

snowy day

Measure word · 个

Examples

雪天，。
Jīn tiān shì yí gè xuě tiān, lù shang hěn huá.
Today is a snowy day, the roads are very slippery.
雪天。
xuě tiān Chū mén yí dìng yào chuān hòu yī fu.
On a snowy day, you must wear thick clothes when going out.
雪天，。
Hái zi men zuì xǐ huan xuě tiān, yīn wèi kě yǐ duī xuě rén.
Children love snowy days the most because they can build snowmen.

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.

雪 means snow, and 天 means day, so the word denotes a snowy day.

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

雨雨yǔrain

Sound part声符shēngfú

彗

彗huì雪xuě

The sound has drifted apartThe sound part was a clue two thousand years ago — it often still helps, but not always.

雪 pairs 雨, showing rain, with 彗, giving the sound.

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

Sound part声符shēngfú

丁

丁dīng天tiān

The sound has drifted apartThe sound part was a clue two thousand years ago — it often still helps, but not always.

The shape comes from a frontal standing man 大 with a head; 天 pairs 大 with 丁 for sound.

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