蛰 (zhé) — (bound form) to hibernate; to be in a dormant state
Definition
蛰 (zhé) is a literary 'bound form' — it only appears in set compounds like 蛰伏 (hibernate, lie dormant) and 惊蛰 (Waking of Insects, a solar term). Standalone use is rare.
bound form
(bound form) to hibernateto be in a dormant state
Examples
- ，。Chūn tiān dào le, zhé fú de dòng wù kāi shǐ huó dòng.Spring has arrived, and the dormant animals begin to stir.
- 蛰，。Jīng zhé shì èr shí sì jié qì zhī yī, biāo zhì zhe chūn léi zhà dòng.The Waking of Insects is one of the 24 solar terms, marking the first spring thunder.
- 蛰，。Tā zhé jū shēn shān, zhuān xīn xiě zuò.He lives in seclusion in the deep mountains, focusing on writing.
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