Definition
捷 is a bound form (b.f.) that appears only as part of compound words. It has two main senses: a sense of 'victory' or 'triumph' (as in 捷报 'news of victory', 大捷 'great victory') and a sense of 'swift' or 'quick' (as in 捷径 'shortcut', 敏捷 'agile'). As a bound form, you never use it alone; it always attaches to another morpheme.
b.f.
(bound form) victorioustriumphant(bound form) fastquick
Examples
- 捷。Bùduì chuánlái dà jié de xiāoxi.The army sent news of a great victory.
- 。Zhè tiáo jiéjìng néng jiéshěng hěn duō shíjiān.This shortcut can save a lot of time.
- ,。Tā fǎnyìng hěn mǐnjié, dòngzuò jíkuài.He reacts very quickly; his movements are extremely fast.
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