尔 (ěr) — (bound morpheme) you, your (classical); appears in set phrases
Definition
尔 (ěr) is a classical pronoun meaning 'you' or 'your', used today mainly inside set phrases like 尔后 and 尔虞我诈 — not in everyday speech.
pronoun
(bound morpheme) youyour (classical)appears in set phrases
Examples
- ，。ěr Hòu, tā zài yě méi yǒu huí lái.After that, he never came back.
- 。Tā men zhī jiān chōng mǎn le ěr yú wǒ zhà.There is mutual deception between them.
- 尔。ěr Zì xíng zài hàn zì zhōng cháng jiàn.The character '尔' is commonly seen in Chinese characters.
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