雪崩 (xuě bēng) — avalanche | TongTong Chinese Dictionary

Definition

noun

avalanche

Measure word · 场

Examples

雪崩。
Shān shàng fā shēng le xuě bēng.
An avalanche occurred on the mountain.
雪崩，。
xuě bēng Hěn wēi xiǎn, dēng shān shí yào xiǎo xīn.
Avalanches are very dangerous; be careful when climbing.
雪崩。
Tā men tīng dào le xuě bēng de shēng yīn.
They heard the sound of an avalanche.

Origin

Compound word

构词法gòucífǎ

主谓zhǔwèiSubject + predicate

A small sentence frozen into a word: something, and what it does or is.

崩bēngcollapse

雪 and 崩 combine: 雪 collapses, hence avalanche.

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.

山朋崩

Meaning part形符xíngfú

山山shānmountain

Sound part声符shēngfú

朋

朋péng崩bēng

Close in sound todayThe sound part was a clue two thousand years ago — it often still helps, but not always.

崩 uses 山 (mountain) to show a mountain collapsing, with 朋 added for the sound.

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