疏 (shū) — (bound form) sparse, scattered; negligent; (bound form) distant, estranged; (bound form) to dredge, to clear
Definition
As a bound form, 疏 appears mostly in set words: 疏远 ('distant, estranged,' usually about relationships) and 疏忽 ('negligent, careless'). The 疏通 sense ('to dredge, clear') appears in 疏通 and similar compounds.
bound form
(bound form) sparsescatterednegligent(bound form) distantestranged(bound form) to dredgeto clear
Examples
- 。Tā men liǎ de guān xì yuè lái yuè shū yuǎn le.The relationship between the two of them is becoming increasingly distant.
- 。Gōng rén men zhèng zài shū tōng xià shuǐ dào.The workers are dredging the sewer.
- 。Zhè cì shì gù shì yīn wèi tā de shū hu zào chéng de.This accident was caused by his negligence.
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