恤 (xù) — (bound form) pity, sympathize, care for, give relief
Definition
Bound morpheme meaning 'to care for / give relief to', almost always paired with 抚 (as 抚恤) or 体 (as 体恤) in set compounds like 抚恤金 or 体恤下属. Never stands alone as a verb.
bound form
(bound form) pitysympathizecare forgive relief
Examples
- 。Guó jiā měi nián fā fàng dà liàng de fǔ xù jīn.The state distributes a large amount of compensation funds each year.
- 。Zhè wèi lǐng dǎo hěn tǐ xù xià shǔ de kùn nan.This leader shows great empathy for subordinates' difficulties.
- ，。Zhàn zhēng jié shù hòu, zhèng fǔ kāi shǐ fǔ xù sǐ nàn zhě de qīn shǔ.After the war ended, the government began to comfort the relatives of the victims.
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