帝 (dì) — (bound form) emperor; (bound form) god, deity; (bound form) imperial (as in empire)
Definition
A bound morpheme meaning 'emperor' or 'imperial', used mainly in compounds like 帝国 ('empire'). The second sense, 'god' (e.g. 上帝 'God'), is unrelated in origin and appears only in this religious term.
bound form
(bound form) emperor(bound form) goddeity(bound form) imperial (as in empire)
Examples
- 。Zhōng guó lì shǐ shàng yǒu hěn duō huáng dì.There were many emperors in Chinese history.
- 帝。Tā měi tiān xiàng shàng dì qí dǎo.He prays to God every day.
- 。Luó mǎ dì guó céng jīng fēi cháng qiáng dà.The Roman Empire was once very powerful.
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