邑 (yì) — (bound form) city, town (in classical or compound contexts)
Definition
Bound morpheme from classical Chinese meaning 'city/town', only seen in compounds like 城邑 or 都邑. At HSK 7 you meet it as a historical/archaic component, not a stand-alone word.
bound form
(bound form) citytown (in classical or compound contexts)
Examples
- 邑。Zhè zuò gǔ chéng yì lì shǐ yōu jiǔ.This ancient city has a long history.
- 邑。Dōu yì shì gǔ dài de zhèng zhì zhōng xīn.Capitals were the political centers of ancient times.
- 邑。Tā xiě le yì piān guān yú chéng yì fā zhǎn de lùn wén.He wrote a thesis about the development of cities.
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