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新娘

新娘 xīnniáng

新娘 xīnniáng Meaning

Learn the Pinyin Pronunciation and 1 English Translations of the word 新娘 xīnniáng .

Pīnyīn Pronunciation
xīnniáng | xin1 niang2
English translation
bride

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Traditional form

新娘 xīnniáng

Part of speech

Noun / 名词 míng cí Míngcí
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Etymology of 新娘 xīnniáng

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Xīn

Type

ideographic

Explanation

Phonosemantic compound. jīn represents the meaning and Xīn represents the sound. The (wood) component was added later. Based on the original meaning "firewood", now written as xīn . The current meaning "new" is a phonetic loan.

Positional decomposition

亲斤

Number of Strokes

13
niáng

Type

pictophonetic

Explanation

Phonosemantic compound. represents the meaning and liáng represents the sound. Simplified form of niáng .

Phonetic compound

liáng

Semantic compound

Positional decomposition

女良

Number of Strokes

10

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Example sentences using 新娘 xīnniáng

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布莱恩 Bù lái ēn de 新娘 xīnniáng 烘焙 hōng bèi le xiǎo 面包 miànbāo , 但是 dànshì què mǎi le 布莱克的新娘烘焙的面包.

Brian's bride bakes bun, but Brian buys baked bread by Black's bride.

新娘 xīnniáng de shǒu bèi 指甲花染上 rǎn shàng 漂亮 piàoliang 的图 àn .

Brides'hands are painted with beautiful patterns in henna.

qǐng 大家 dàjiā 举杯 jǔ bēi wéi 新娘 xīnniáng 新郎 xīnláng 干杯 gānbēi .

Raise your glasses and drink to the bride and bridegroom.

新娘 xīnniáng hěn 年轻 niánqīng , hěn 苗条 miáotiao , xiàng duǒ Bái 郁金香 yù jīn xiāng .

The bride was very young, very slender, a white tulip.

新娘 xīnniáng bèi 抱进 le 家门 jiā mén

The bride was carried over the threshold.

新娘 xīnniáng Decomposition

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新娘 xīnniáng Compounds

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