Definition
篓 is a bound form (b.f.) meaning 'deep basket' — it almost always appears as part of a compound word rather than alone. Common compounds include 竹篓 (bamboo basket), 背篓 (backpack basket), 字纸篓 (wastepaper basket). You won't use 篓 by itself in everyday speech; it's a literary or compound-only morpheme.
b.f.
(bound form) deep basket
Examples
- 篓。Tā yòng zhú lǒu zhuāng le hěn duō shuǐguǒ.He used a bamboo basket to hold a lot of fruit.
- 篓。Bēi lǒu shì shānqū nóngmín cháng yòng de gōngjù.The backpack basket is a common tool for mountain farmers.
- 篓。Tā bǎ fèizhǐ rēng jìn le zìzhǐ lǒu.He threw the waste paper into the wastepaper basket.
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