艳 (yàn) — bright, colorful, gorgeous; romantic, amorous
Definition
艳 (yàn) is a bound morpheme meaning 'gorgeously colorful' or 'romantic/amorous' — it almost never stands alone and must combine with another character (鲜艳, 艳丽, 艳遇).
bound form
brightcolorfulgorgeousromanticamorous
Examples
- 。Tā chuān de qún zi fēi cháng xiān yàn.The skirt she is wearing is very bright-colored.
- 艳。Tā de biǎo yǎn ràng rén jīng yàn.Her performance was stunning.
- 艳。Tā zài lǚ tú zhōng yù dào le yí duàn yàn yù.He encountered a romantic adventure during his trip.
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