香槟酒 (xiāng bīn jiǔ) — champagne

Definition

noun
champagne
Measure word · 瓶

Examples

  • ，香槟酒。
    Qìng zhù xīn nián shí, dà jiā kāi le yì píng xiāng bīn jiǔ.
    Everyone opened a bottle of champagne to celebrate the New Year.
  • 香槟酒，。
    Zhè píng xiāng bīn jiǔ shì fǎ guó jìn kǒu de, kǒu gǎn fēi cháng hǎo.
    This bottle of champagne is imported from France and tastes excellent.
  • ，香槟酒。
    Hūn lǐ shàng, bīn kè men jǔ bēi gòng yǐn xiāng bīn jiǔ.
    At the wedding, the guests raised their glasses and drank champagne together.

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.

香槟champagne
香xiāng槟bīn
音译Transliteration
酒jiǔwine

The 香槟 name plus 酒 gives the idea of a sparkling wine.

Characters in this word

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

香's early form paired 黍 (glutinous millet) with 口 (mouth), perhaps showing millet drink being taken in or offered.

Open 香 →

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

This origin belongs to the traditional form 檳; 槟 is its simplified writing.

Meaning part形符xíngfú
木木mù
Sound part声符shēngfú
賓
賓bīn檳bīn
Same sound today

The traditional form 檳 pairs 木, a tree, with 賓 to give the sound; the simplified 槟 is a later shorthand.

Open 槟 →

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
水水shuǐ
Sound part声符shēngfú
酉
酉yǒu酒jiǔ
The sound has drifted apartThe sound part was a clue two thousand years ago — it often still helps, but not always.

酒 pairs 酉, the original picture for this word, with 水 (water), added later to distinguish it.

Open 酒 →
Appears in
Alcohol & Tobacco

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