盒 (hé) — box (bound form; used in compounds like 盒子, 饭盒)
Definition
盒 is a bound morpheme meaning 'box/case' — it almost never stands alone; learners meet it in compounds like 盒子 (box) and 饭盒 (lunchbox), where 子 or a preceding noun supplies the concrete meaning.
bound form
box (bound form; used in compounds like 盒子, 饭盒)
Examples
- ，。Zhè ge hé zi tài xiǎo le, zhuāng bú xià nà me duō dōng xī.This box is too small to hold so many things.
- 。Wǒ měi tiān dài fàn hé qù shàng bān.I bring a lunchbox to work every day.
- 。Tā de qiān bǐ hé shì lán sè de.Her pencil case is blue.
Grammar
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