compound word; complex word
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compound word; word composed of two or more roots/morphemes
technicalIn Chinese linguistics, this term is often used interchangeably with 合成词, though some scholars distinguish 复合词 (coordinative/attributive compounds) as a subset of 合成词. Examples include 火车 (train), 黑板 (blackboard), and 人民 (people).
“
Huǒ火
chē车
”
shì是
yī一
gè个
yóu由
“
huǒ火
”
hé和
“
chē车
”
gòu构
chéng成
de的
fù复
hé合
cí词
。
Train is a compound word formed by fire and vehicle.
Hàn汉
yǔ语
yōng拥
yǒu有
dà大
liàng量
de的
fù复
hé合
cí词
，
rú如
“
hēi黑
bǎn板
”
、
“
xué学
xí习
”
hé和
“
rén人
mín民
”
。
Chinese possesses a large number of compound words, such as blackboard, study, and people.
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Fù复
hé合
cí词
bù不
tóng同
yú于
pài派
shēng生
cí词
，
hòu后
zhě者
bāo包
hán含
cí词
zhuì缀
zuò作
wéi为
gòu构
cí词
chéng成
fèn分
。
Compound words differ from derived words, which contain affixes as word-building components.
Cóng从
jié结
gòu构
shàng上
kàn看
，
zhè这
gè个
fù复
hé合
cí词
shǔ属
yú于
zhǔ主
wèi谓
xíng型
。
Structurally speaking, this compound word belongs to the subject-predicate type.