II.
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shngdin: Store
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1.
Pzi: Stores
We generally go to a store to buy things
shngdin
store; shop
pzi
shdin
bookstore
wnjdin
stationary store
wnjdin
toy store
fzhungdin
clothing store
hudin
flower shop
There are also the stores that market special features such as carrying a wide range of merchandize or offers
convenient shopping:
bihu din
binl shngdin
(1)
N q nr mi b?
Where do you go to buy pens?
?
W q wnjdin mi b.
I go to a stationary store to buy pens.
(2)
Nmen q nr mi yf?
Where do you go to buy clothes?
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2.
shngchng
shngchng
Shopping center
bihu gngs
guwzhngxn
(1)
xn: new]
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shchng
market
chosh
supermarket
(3)
To facilitate modern living for busy people, more and stores are offering online shopping:
wngshng guw
online shopping
(4)
shngwng
fngbin
convenient
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1.
1)
shdin
bookstore
wnjdin
stationary store
wnjdin
toy store
fzhungdin
clothing store
bihudin
wjndin
?
Wmen xuxio de shdin mi sh, mi wnj, y mi yfu h ryngpn.
The bookstore at our school sells book, stationaries, and also sells clothes and household supplies.
2)
shng: business
(
?)
( ?)
(
)
(
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The meaning of the character has been interpreted as deriving from its components:
(speech) and
(inside), as to express ones inner feelings (by Wieger as quoted in the Wenlin Program). Looking at the
ancient graphs of the
? script, we may interprete the images as portraying a table with people on two
sides of it. If that is a reasonable reading of the graphs, it may explain the roots of the characters meaning
of negotiation, consultation, or discussion.
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shngrn
merchant; businessman
shngdin
store; shop
shngpn
shngxuyun
Business School
chshng
tea merchant
shngchng
3)
gngs
company
bihu gngs
department store
sf
administration of justice
sj
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4)
?
The ancient graphs may indicate the hustling and bustling of people coming and going and making noises
or illustrating a trading activity between two parties. While there is no all-agreed-upon explanation, it is
generally agreed, however, that the character was used for the meaning of market, a central location
where people gathered to meet, chat, and trade. In current combinations/words including the character ,
one or more of these meanings still play the central role.
shchng
market
shngsh
xish
nish
bull market
choj shchng
supermarket
chosh
supermarket
hush
flower market
hish
black market
Yqin bici shngsh yhu, tmen ji tintin ch bici. Xinzi chosh tintin yu
bici. (Before, their family ate cabbage everyday after it got on to the market. Now cabbage is always
available at the supermarket.)
2.
5)
xn: new
?
?
The ancient graphs depict an axe toward a tree, to chop wood to produce firewood. This could be the earlier
form for
(firewood). Then, firewood is used to make new food, thus the meaning of new.
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xnshng
xnshng
xnnin
xn yfu
new clothes
xn fngzi
new house
xnfng
bridal chamber
xnxin
fresh
6)
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ji: mortar
We do not find the earlier forms of the character
in the
? or ? scripts. Therefore it may not be
logical to consider
as the earlier form or as the phonetic indicator of .
loji
jiyfu
jisxing
old-fashioned ideas
3.
7)
(
?)
?)
The ancient
? graph above shows two hands over earth or soil, possibly expressing the idea of
pointing, nurturing or taking care of something precious. In some of the
graphs, the image of
(cowry or currency) was added and such image remains in later scripts.
guxng
bogu
valuable; precious
Qngwn, nn guxng?
May I ask your honorable family name?
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Nn mi bom ma?
Are you buying a BMW?
8)
shuhu
rshuhu
jihu
bihu
general merchandise
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9)
price
jingji
bargain; haggle
toji hunji
b rji
fixed price
shngg
merchant
Ji boy
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10)
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gu: purchase
The character
category and
gumi
gumil
purchasing power
guhu
purchase commodities
dinhu guhu
wngshng guhu
online shopping
_
Yng dinhu guhu h wngshng guhu fngsh mi dngxi de rn yuliyu du.
More and more people are buying things through telephone order or online purchase.
Bnd dngfng shpn shngdin de kren yuliyu du. Tmen de jiqin shbush
yuli yugu?
The customers of the local Asian food store are getting more and more. Is their price also getting more and
more expensive?
11)
yuliyu
fngbin
convenient
fngbinmin
instant noodles
bin: convenient
?
Clear etymology is not available.
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pin: comfortable
piny
cheap
12)
binl
easy; convenient
binl shngdin
convenience store
lyng
use; utilize
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Linx: Exercises
1.
(1) Traditional Characters: Trace and write to become familiar with the structure of characters
din: store
: bookstore
xn: new
shng: business
s: manage; in charge
: store; shop
ji: old
: new year
: company
: valuable
clothes
ji: price
: price
gu: purchase
: purchase
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hu: goods
: general
merchandise
bin: convenient
l: benefit; profit
: convenient
: convenient
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1.
(2) Simplified Characters: Trace and write to become familiar with the structure of characters
din: store
: bookstore
xn: new
shng: business
s: manage; in charge
: store; shop
ji: old
: new year
: company
: valuable
clothes
ji: price
: price
gu: purchase
: purchase
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hu: goods
: general
merchandise
bin: convenient
l: benefit; profit
: convenient
: convenient
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2.
3.
Multiple levels of processes may have been involved in the simplification of certain characters.
There is no certainty how the character
is simplified to . It is possible that
was first
reduced to , a component that carries the same pronunciation, and then further simplied by using
two easier to write components, one verticle line
and commonly known character .
is simplified to
4.
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2.
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3.
1)
2)
3)
4)
5)
6)
binl: convinent]
7)
8)
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