Definition
燕(yān)是一个黏着语素(bound form),主要出现在中国古代国名或地名中,如燕国(战国七雄之一)、燕京(北京旧称)、燕山(山脉名)。注意这个读音不同于‘燕子’的燕(yàn),燕子的燕单独使用表示燕子这种鸟。作为黏着语素,燕(yān)不能独立使用,必须与另一个语素组合成词。
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(黏着语素)燕国,古国名;也用于地名如燕京、燕山等
Examples
- 燕。yān guó shì Zhōngguó gǔdài de yí gè guójiā.The Yan state was an ancient Chinese state.
- 燕。Běijīng zài lìshǐ shàng yě jiào yān jīng.Beijing was historically also called Yanjing.
- 燕。yān shān shānmài zài Běijīng běibù.The Yan Mountains are in the northern part of Beijing.
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