1) Compounding
Two or more words together can make a new word, which is semantically related to the components.
Example:
- bin55xiang
- ice_box
- (冰箱)
- nong35you21
- you
- bin55xiang
- have
- fa?(侬有冰箱伐?)
- ice
comments: normally, one can guess the meaning of compunded words by combining the meaning of components.
2) reduplication
Verbs, adjectives and adverbs can repeat themselves to make new words, whose meanings are very similar to their original meanings
Verb
- chao’k21
- eat
- (吃)
- nong35
- you
- chao’k21chao’k21
- eat
- kv53.(侬吃吃去。)
- eat
comments:Verb+Verb means try to Verb
adj/adv
- qu55
- beautiful
- (美)
- nong35
- you
- ya21qu55
- very
- ya21qu
- beautiful
- e.(侬拁麴拁麴额。)
- very
comments:adj/adv+adj/adv means more adj/adv