绵 (mián) — silk; soft (in compounds like 绵羊, 海绵); continuous; unbroken (in compounds like 连绵, 绵延)
Definition
A bound morpheme, never used alone: in 绵羊/海绵 it means 'soft / cottony', in 连绵/绵延 it means 'stretching on, unbroken'. The stand-alone adjective is 软; 绵 only appears inside compounds.
bound form
silksoft (in compounds like 绵羊, 海绵)continuousunbroken (in compounds like 连绵, 绵延)
Examples
- 。Zhè zhī mián yáng de máo hěn ruǎn.This sheep's wool is very soft.
- 。Zhè kuài hǎi mián xī shuǐ xìng hěn hǎo.This sponge has good water absorption.
- 。Zhè tiáo shān mài mián yán shù bǎi gōng lǐ.This mountain range stretches for hundreds of kilometers.
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