魔 (mó) — evil spirit; demon; monster; magic; mystic
Definition
魔 is a bound morpheme meaning 'demon, evil spirit' or 'magic/magical'. It only appears in compounds like 魔鬼 (demon), 魔法 (magic), 魔术 (magic trick) — never alone.
bound form
evil spiritdemonmonstermagicmystic
Examples
- 。Tā fēi cháng hài pà mó guǐ.He is very afraid of demons.
- 。Zhè bù diàn yǐng jiǎng de shì mó fǎ shì jiè de gù shi.This movie tells a story about a magic world.
- 。Tā xué huì le yí gè jiǎn dān de mó shù.He learned a simple magic trick.
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