篓 (lǒu) — (bound form) deep basket
Definition
篓 (lǒu) is a bound morpheme meaning 'deep basket', almost always used as part of a compound like 背篓 (back-basket) or 字纸篓 (wastepaper basket). On its own it does not stand alone as a word.
bound form
(bound form) deep basket
Examples
- 篓。Tā yòng zhú lǒu zhuāng le hěn duō shuǐ guǒ.He used a bamboo basket to hold a lot of fruit.
- 篓。Bēi lǒu shì shān qū nóng mín cháng yòng de gōng jù.The backpack basket is a common tool for mountain farmers.
- 篓。Tā bǎ fèi zhǐ rēng jìn le zì zhǐ lǒu.He threw the waste paper into the wastepaper basket.
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