狩 (shòu) — (bound morpheme) to hunt; hunting
Definition
狩 (shòu) is a bound morpheme that only appears as part of the word 狩猎, meaning 'to hunt' (typically wild animals, with a sense of pursuit). It is never used alone.
bound form
(bound morpheme) to hunthunting
Easily confused
- 受shòusound-aliketo receive, to accept (a gift, education, etc.)
- 瘦shòusound-alikethin, slim (for people and animals)
- 兽shòusound-alikebeast, wild animal (used in compounds)
- 寿shòusound-alike(bound form) longevity; long life
- 售shòusound-alike(bound form) sell
- 授shòusound-aliketo confer, to bestow (a title, degree, award, etc.)
Examples
- 。Zhè cì shòu liè huó dòng chí xù le sān tiān.This hunting activity lasted three days.
- 。Gǔ dài de shòu liè zhě yòng gōng jiàn bǔ shā dòng wù.Ancient hunters used bows and arrows to kill animals.
- 。Tā men jìn zhǐ zài bǎo hù qū fēi fǎ shòu liè.They prohibit illegal hunting in the reserve.
Origin
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