匡 (kuāng) — (bound form) to correct or rectify (an error); (bound form) to assist or help
Definition
匡 (kuāng) is a bound morpheme — almost always embedded in formal compounds like 匡正 and 匡助 rather than used alone. Both senses ('rectify' and 'assist') belong to elevated, written Chinese, not daily speech.
bound form
(bound form) to correct or rectify (an error)(bound form) to assist or help
Examples
- 匡。Tā nǔ lì kuāng zhèng zì jǐ de cuò wù.He worked hard to rectify his own mistakes.
- 匡。Péng you zhī jiān yīng gāi hù xiāng kuāng zhù.Friends should help each other.
- 匡。Zhèng fǔ cǎi qǔ cuò shī kuāng jiù shí bì.The government took measures to remedy current ills.
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