陵 (líng) — (bound form) hill, mound (e.g., 丘陵); (bound form) imperial tomb, mausoleum (e.g., 陵墓, 皇陵)
Definition
A bound morpheme with two main senses: a natural hill/mound (as in 丘陵 'hills') and an imperial tomb or mausoleum (as in 陵墓, 皇陵). Always appears as part of a compound — never used alone.
bound form
(bound form) hillmound (e.g., 丘陵)(bound form) imperial tombmausoleum (e.g., 陵墓, 皇陵)
Examples
- 。Yuǎn chù yǒu lián mián de qiū líng.There are rolling hills in the distance.
- 。Zhè zuò huáng dì líng mù yǐ jīng yǒu qiān nián lì shǐ.This imperial mausoleum has a history of a thousand years.
- 陵。Qīng míng shí jié wǒ men qù líng yuán sǎo mù.During Qingming Festival we go to the cemetery to visit graves.
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