() — (bound morpheme) used in the word 咖喱 (gālí, curry)

Definition

咖 (gā) is a bound morpheme — it has no independent meaning and only appears in the word 咖喱 ('curry').

bound form
(bound morpheme) used in the word 咖喱 (gālí, curry)

Examples

  • Wǒ hěn xǐ huan chī gā lí.
    I really like eating curry.
  • Zhè jiā diàn de gā lí fàn wèi dào bú cuò.
    The curry rice at this restaurant tastes good.
  • Nǐ chī guò yìn dù gā lí ma?
    Have you ever had Indian curry?

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