孢 (bāo) — (bound form) spore

Definition

孢 (bāo) is a bound morpheme that almost always appears as part of 孢子 (spore) — it has no standalone use.

bound form
spore
Easily confused

Examples

  • 。
    Zhè zhǒng zhí wù tōng guò bāo zǐ fán zhí.
    This plant reproduces through spores.
  • 。
    Kē xué jiā shōu jí le gǔ dài bāo zǐ de yàng běn.
    Scientists collected samples of ancient spores.
  • 。
    bāo Zǐ zài kōng qì zhōng chuán bō.
    Spores spread through the air.
Appears in
Biology

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