Articles | Open Access | DOI: https://doi.org/10.37547/tajssei/Volume02Issue08-101

“Head” Related Phrases In Chinese Language And Their Semantics

Tair Akimov , Senior Lecturer, Department Of Chinese Language And Literature, Tashkent State University Of Oriental Studies Tashkent, Uzbekistan

Abstract

Everyone knows that phraseological units are the most popular genre of oral folk art, which was
formed as a result of life observations of the ancestors. Learning and analyzing Chinese phraseology
allow us to better understand the inner world of the Chinese nation. This article reveals and
semantically analyzes aspects of the word “head” that are closely related to Chinese culture. The
worldview, deep logical thoughts, feelings, superstitions, lifestyle and environment of the Chinese
people are described in phraseological expressions in a concise and clear form.
This article discusses the semantics and features of Chinese-language phraseological phrases
associated with the word “head”. Chinese-language phrases associated with “head” express
meanings such as wisdom and ignorance, process of thinking, cunning,sagacity, and planning.
Phraseological units in Chinese linguistics are closely related to practical life and determine such
features as philosophical and ideological thinking, logical observation. Taking into account the
above, the article provides a comparative analysis of phraseological units related to “head” in
Chinese and Uzbek languages. The figurative meanings of the word “head” are being revealed,
semantic connections and semantic structure of phrases in the sentence are in the process of
learning. Chinese phraseological expressions are poorly studied in Uzbek-Chinese studies. We hope
that this work will provide practical assistance to our young people who are learning Chinese.

Keywords

Semantics, lexical meaning

References

Akimov T; Kyraubaev J.A. “ChineseUzbek-Russian Phraseological

Dictionary”. Tashkent: Fan 2002. –p. 335.

李雅梅, Ochilov O.“Uzbek-Chinese

Chinese-Uzbek dictionary of

proverbs,sayings and phrases” Beijing.

– p. 258

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Tair Akimov. (2020). “Head” Related Phrases In Chinese Language And Their Semantics. The American Journal of Social Science and Education Innovations, 2(08), 621–630. https://doi.org/10.37547/tajssei/Volume02Issue08-101