陌 (mò) — (bound form, classical) path between fields; (bound form, modern) strange; unfamiliar
Definition
陌 is a bound form (almost never used alone) meaning 'path between fields' in classical/poetic contexts (as in 阡陌, paths crossing the fields). In modern Chinese it survives mainly in the set phrases 陌生 ('unfamiliar') and 陌路 ('strangers').
bound form
(bound form, classical) path between fields(bound form, modern) strangeunfamiliar
Examples
- 。Wǒ duì zhè ge dì fāng hěn mò shēng.I am very unfamiliar with this place.
- ，陌。Tā men suī rán rèn shi duō nián, xiàn zài què xíng tóng mò lù.Although they have known each other for years, they are now like strangers.
- 陌。Zhè tiáo qiān mò shàng zhǎng mǎn le yě cǎo.This path between fields is overgrown with weeds.
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