音乐界 (yīn yuè jiè) — the music world; music circles; the music indus…

Definition

noun

the music worldmusic circlesthe music industry

音乐界。
Tā zài zhōng guó yīn yuè jiè hěn yǒu míng.
He is very famous in Chinese music circles.
音乐界。
Zuì jìn yīn yuè jiè chū xiàn le yí wèi xīn xīng.
Recently a new star has emerged in the music industry.
音乐界。
Xǔ duō yīn yuè jiè rén shì dōu cān jiā le zhè cì huó dòng.
Many people from the music world participated in this event.

Derived word

构词法gòucífǎ

后缀hòuzhuìSuffix

A fixed syllable at the end that turns the word into a noun, a person, a place or the like.

音乐music

联合Coordinate

音乐 (music) plus 界 (circle) means the circle of music.

Characters in this word

An abstract idea shown by a mark or a diagram rather than by a picture of an object.

音 adds a short stroke that seals the mouth-like part, showing a covered or muffled sound rather than speech.

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

This origin belongs to the traditional form 樂; 乐 is its simplified writing.

In the traditional form 樂, 絲 (string) with 木 (wood) shows strings on a piece of wood, a musical instrument; the simplified 乐 is a later shorthand.

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

田介界

Meaning part形符xíngfú

Sound part声符shēngfú

介

Same sound today

界 is built from 田 (field) and 介. 田 carries the meaning, while 介 gives the sound.

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