Definition
坨 is a bound form (b.f.) meaning 'lump' or 'clump'. It typically appears as the second element in nouns like 泥坨 (lump of mud) or 冰坨 (lump of ice), or as a colloquial measure word for a lump or heap of something, as in 一坨泥 (a lump of mud). Because it cannot be used alone, you will always see it attached to a preceding character or numeral.
b.f.
(bound form) lumpclump(measure word, colloquial) used for a lump or heap of something
Examples
- 坨。Dìshàng yǒu yì tuó ní.There is a lump of mud on the ground.
- 坨。Tā bǎ bīng tuó fàng jìn bīngxiāng le.He put the lump of ice into the fridge.
- 坨！Zhè tuó xuě zhēn dà!This lump of snow is really big!
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