风景区 (fēng jǐng ōu) — scenic area, scenic spot | tongtong Chinese Dictionary

Definition

noun

scenic areascenic spot

Measure word · 个

Examples

风景区。
Zhè ge fēng jǐng ōu de fēng jǐng fēi cháng měi.
The scenery in this scenic area is very beautiful.
风景区。
Zhōu mò hěn duō rén qù fēng jǐng ōu wán.
Many people go to scenic spots on weekends.
风景区？
Zhè ge fēng jǐng ōu de mén piào duō shǎo qián?
How much is the ticket for this scenic area?

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.

风景scenery

风fēngscenery景jǐngview

联合Side by side

风景, scenic views, combines with 区, an area, to mean a scenic area.

Characters in this word

No reliable origin is recorded for this character.

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

日京景

Meaning part形符xíngfú

日日rìsun

Sound part声符shēngfú

京

京jīng景jǐng

Same sound today

景 has 日 (sun) with 京, which gives its sound; it originally meant sunlight.

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

This origin belongs to the traditional form 區; 区 is its simplified writing.

匸匸xì
品品pǐn

The traditional form 區 is made from 匸 and 品; the simplified 区 is a shorthand.

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