蛎 (lì) — (bound morpheme) used in 牡蛎 (mǔlì, 'oyster')

Definition

A bound morpheme, never used alone: it appears only in the word 牡蛎 (mǔlì), meaning 'oyster'. Think of it as the written/formal equivalent of the everyday 海蛎 (hǎilì).

bound form

(bound morpheme) used in 牡蛎 (mǔlì, 'oyster')

Examples

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Wǒ xǐ huan chī mǔ lì.
I like eating oysters.
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Zhè jiā diàn de mǔ lì tāng hěn hǎo hē.
The oyster soup at this restaurant is very tasty.
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Hǎi biān yǒu hěn duō mǔ lì ké.
There are many oyster shells by the seaside.

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