杰 (jié) — (bound form) outstanding, prominent; (bound form) hero, outstanding person
Definition
杰 is a bound morpheme meaning 'outstanding' — it never stands alone, only inside compounds like 杰出 ('outstanding, remarkable') and 杰作 ('masterpiece').
bound form
(bound form) outstandingprominent(bound form) herooutstanding person
Examples
- 。Tā shì yí wèi jié chū de kē xué jiā.He is an outstanding scientist.
- 。Zhè piān jié zuò shì tā huā le shí nián xiě chéng de.This masterpiece took him ten years to write.
- 。Tā de huà dōu shì jié zuò.His paintings are all masterpieces.
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