(dié) — butterfly (bound morpheme); butterfly-shaped (in compounds)

Definition

蝶 (dié) is a bound morpheme meaning 'butterfly' — it never stands alone and is always paired with 蝴 to form the word 蝴蝶. It also appears in compounds (e.g. 蝶形 'butterfly-shaped').

bound form
butterfly (bound morpheme)butterfly-shaped (in compounds)

Beispiele

  • Hú dié zài huā jiān fēi wǔ.
    Butterflies dance among the flowers.
  • Tā xǐ huan shōu jí gè zhǒng hú dié de biāo běn.
    She likes to collect specimens of various butterflies.
  • Zhè zhǒng huā wén de xíng zhuàng xiàng hú dié.
    The shape of this pattern is like a butterfly.
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