肃 (sù) — (bound form) solemn, respectful; (bound form) to eliminate, to clean up
Definition
In HSK 7 肃 is a bound morpheme, not a standalone word: it means 'solemn' (as in 肃静, 严肃) or 'to purge/eliminate' (as in 肃清 corruption). It only appears inside compounds like 肃静, 肃穆, 肃清, 肃反.
bound form
(bound form) solemnrespectful(bound form) to eliminateto clean up
Examples
- 。Huì yì qì fen fēi cháng yán sù.The meeting atmosphere was very solemn.
- ，。Qǐng bǎo chí sù jìng, kǎo shì mǎ shàng kāi shǐ.Please keep quiet — the exam is about to start.
- 。Zhèng fǔ jué dìng chè dǐ sù qīng fǔ bài xiàn xiàng.The government decided to thoroughly eliminate corruption.
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