高峰期 (gāo fēng qī) — peak period, rush hour | TongTong Chinese Dictionary

Definition

noun

peak periodrush hour

Examples

高峰期。
Jiāo tōng gāo fēng qī tōng cháng shì cóng zǎo shàng qī diǎn dào jiǔ diǎn.
The rush hour is usually from 7 to 9 in the morning.
高峰期，。
Xià tiān shì yòng diàn gāo fēng qī, kōng tiáo kāi dé hěn duō.
Summer is the peak period for electricity usage; air conditioners are used a lot.
高峰期，。
Chūn jié qián hòu shì chū xíng gāo fēng qī, huǒ chē piào hěn nán mǎi.
Around the Spring Festival is the peak travel period; train tickets are hard to buy.

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.

高峰high peak

高gāohigh峰fēngpeak

偏正Modifier + head

期qīperiod

高峰 (“high peak”) + 期 (“period”) gives a peak period or rush hour.

Characters in this word

A drawing of the thing itself, worn down over three thousand years into a few strokes.

高 was drawn as a tall building.

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

山夆峰

Meaning part形符xíngfú

山山shānmountain

Sound part声符shēngfú

夆

夆páng峰fēng

Same sound today

峰 combines 山 (mountain) with 夆, which gives the character its 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

其

其qí期qī

Same sound today

The original form paired 其 for its sound with 日 (sun). A related form changed that sun to 月, and this later developed into 期.

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