桌 (zhuō) — table; desk (bound form, used in compounds)
Definition
桌 is a bound form meaning 'table / desk' that almost always takes a suffix (桌子) or prefix (餐桌, 桌面). On its own it sounds incomplete — pair it with 子 to make the everyday word, or combine with a noun to name a specific kind of table.
bound form
tabledesk (bound form, used in compounds)
Examples
- 。Zhè zhāng zhuō zi hěn jiē shi.This table is very sturdy.
- 。Qǐng bǎ wén jiàn fàng zài zhuō miàn shàng.Please put the documents on the desktop.
- 。Wǒ men zài yì zhāng cān zhuō shàng chī fàn.We eat at a dining table.
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