麦地 (mài de) — wheat field | tongtong Chinese Dictionary

Definition

noun

wheat field

Measure word · 块

Examples

麦地。
Nóng mín zài mài de lǐ xīn qín láo dòng.
Farmers work hard in the wheat field.
麦地，。
Qiū tiān de mài de yí piàn jīn huáng, fēi cháng měi lì.
In autumn the wheat field turns golden and is very beautiful.
麦地。
Zhè piàn mài de jīn nián shōu cheng hěn hǎo.
This wheat field has had a good harvest this year.

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.

麦 names wheat and 地 names land, giving the sense of a wheat field.

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.

This origin belongs to the traditional form 麥; 麦 is its simplified writing.

Meaning part形符xíngfú

夊夊suīfootprint pointing down; to walk slowly

Sound part声符shēngfú

來

來lái麥mài

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

For 麦, the traditional form 麥 pairs 來, which gives the sound and once meant wheat, with 夊, a footprint pointing down for slow walking.

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

土也地

Meaning part形符xíngfú

土土tǔearth

Sound part声符shēngfú

也

也yě地dì

The sound has drifted apartThe sound part was a clue two thousand years ago — it often still helps, but not always.

地 is built from 土 (earth) and 也, which gives its sound.

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