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疆 (jiāng) — (bound form) border, boundary; (bound form) territory, frontier

Definition

A bound morpheme meaning 'border / frontier / territory' — almost never stands alone, but combines in words like 边疆, 疆域, or place names such as 新疆. Equivalent in meaning to 边 biān in compounds.

bound form
(bound form) borderboundary(bound form) territoryfrontier

Examples

  • 。
    Zhōng guó de xī bù jiāng yù fēi cháng liáo kuò.
    China's western territory is very vast.
  • 。
    Tā céng jīng zài biān jiāng fú yì sān nián.
    He once served in the border area for three years.
  • 疆。
    Xīn jiāng shì yí gè měi lì de dì fāng.
    Xinjiang is a beautiful place.

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