泛 (fán) — (literary) to float; to be suffused with; (bound form) broad; general; not specific; pan-; (bound form) to flood; to overflow
Definition
As a bound morpheme, 泛 (fàn-) adds the sense of 'broad, general, pan-' (广泛, 泛指). It also appears in literary senses meaning 'to float/overflow' (泛滥). Almost always part of a compound.
bound form
(literary) to floatto be suffused with(bound form) broadgeneralnot specificpan-(bound form) to floodto overflow
Examples
- ，。Hé shuǐ fán làn, yān mò le nóng tián.The river flooded, submerging the farmland.
- 。Zhè ge guān diǎn dé dào le guǎng fán de zhī chí.This viewpoint received widespread support.
- ，。Tā zhǐ shì fán fán ér tán, méi yǒu jù tǐ nèi róng.He just spoke in generalities with no specific content.
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