突 (tū) — (bound morpheme) suddenly, abruptly; (bound morpheme) to protrude, to stick out
Definition
A bound morpheme — never used alone. 突然 (suddenly) is its most common everyday form; 突出 means 'to stand out' (verb/adj.), and 冲突 means 'conflict'.
bound form
(bound morpheme) suddenlyabruptly(bound morpheme) to protrudeto stick out
Examples
- 。Zhè jiàn shì fā shēng dé hěn tū rán.This thing happened very suddenly.
- 。Tā zài gōng zuò zhōng biǎo xiàn tū chū.He performs outstandingly at work.
- 。Nà liǎng gè guó jiā zhī jiān cháng yǒu chōng tū.There are often conflicts between those two countries.
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