膝 (xī) — (bound form) knee (used in compounds like 膝盖, 膝关节)
Definition
A bound morpheme meaning 'knee' — it almost never stands alone and appears in compounds like 膝盖 (knee) and 膝关节 (knee joint).
bound form
(bound form) knee (used in compounds like 膝盖, 膝关节)
Examples
- 。Tā pǎo bù de shí hou shāng le xī gài.He hurt his knee while running.
- 。Yī shēng zǐ xì jiǎn chá le tā de xī guān jié.The doctor carefully examined his knee joint.
- 。xī Gài téng tòng ràng tā zǒu lù hěn kùn nan.Knee pain made it hard for him to walk.
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