蝶 (dié) — butterfly (bound morpheme); butterfly-shaped (in compounds)
Definition
蝶 (dié) is a bound morpheme meaning 'butterfly' — it never stands alone and is always paired with 蝴 to form the word 蝴蝶. It also appears in compounds (e.g. 蝶形 'butterfly-shaped').
bound form
butterfly (bound morpheme)butterfly-shaped (in compounds)
Examples
- 。Hú dié zài huā jiān fēi wǔ.Butterflies dance among the flowers.
- 。Tā xǐ huan shōu jí gè zhǒng hú dié de biāo běn.She likes to collect specimens of various butterflies.
- 。Zhè zhǒng huā wén de xíng zhuàng xiàng hú dié.The shape of this pattern is like a butterfly.
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