姿 (zī) — posture, carriage; appearance, looks
Definition
Bound morpheme used in set compounds like 姿势 (posture) and 姿态 (attitude/pose); on its own it never stands alone as a word.
bound form
posturecarriageappearancelooks
Examples
- 。Tā de wǔ zī fēi cháng yōu měi.Her dancing posture is very graceful.
- 。Tā xué yóu yǒng de zī shì hěn biāo zhǔn.His swimming posture is very standard.
- 。Tā bǎo chí duān zhèng de zī tài.She maintains a proper posture/attitude.
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