羁 (jī) — (bound form) to restrain; to detain; (bound form) lodging; inn (in compounds like 羁旅)
Definition
A literary bound morpheme meaning 'to restrain / bind' or 'lodging' — it never stands alone, only appearing inside compounds like 羁绊 (ties, restraints) and 羁旅 (traveling, lodging away from home).
bound form
to restrainto detainlodginginn (in compounds like 羁旅)
Easily confused
- 鸡jīsound-alikechicken
- 机jīsound-alike(bound form) machine; mechanical
- 奇jīsound-alike(classifier) odd number (used after a number to count odd numbers)
- 基jīsound-alike(bound form) base; foundation; fundamental
- 击jīsound-alike(bound form) to strike, to hit, to attack
- 激jīsound-aliketo surge, to dash (of water, emotions)
Examples
- 。Tā bèi jǐng fāng jī yā le.He was detained by the police.
- 。Jiā tíng de jī bàn ràng tā wú fǎ zhuī qiú mèng xiǎng.Family restraints prevent him from pursuing his dreams.
- 羁，。Tā cháng qī jī lǚ zài wài, hěn shǎo huí jiā.He has been traveling abroad for a long time, rarely going home.
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