Definition
雏 is a bound morpheme (b.f.) meaning 'young' or 'fledgling'. It cannot stand alone as a word and is always attached to another morpheme to form nouns, such as 雏鸟 (fledgling bird), 雏形 (embryonic form), and 雏儿 (inexperienced youth). You can think of it as a prefix similar to 'fledgling' or 'nascent' in English.
b.f.
young birdfledglinginexperienced personnovice
Examples
- 。Sēnlín lǐ de yì zhī chú niǎo zhèngzài xué fēi.A fledgling bird in the forest is learning to fly.
- ，。Tā chū rù zhíchǎng, hái shì ge chú er.He just entered the workplace and is still a novice.
- ，。Tā suīrán niánjì xiǎo, dàn yǐjīng bú shì gè chú ér le.Although he's young, he's no longer a novice.
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