衍聲複詞 yǎn shēng fù cí

sound-based compound word; parts lack meaning

Word data

HSK Not in HSK
Frequency Unknown

Definitions

  1. 1. compound word such as 玫瑰méi guī, 咖啡kā fēi, whose meaning is unrelated to the component hanzi, which often cannot be used singly

Characters

Character Meaning
衍 yǎn HSK 6
to develop; to spread out; superfluous
聲 shēng
sound; voice; noise
複 fù
again; to repeat; to reply
詞 cí
word; lyrics; statement