仪 (yí) — (bound form) appearance; bearing; (bound form) ceremony; etiquette; rite; (bound form) apparatus; instrument; device
Definition
仪 (yí) is a bound form: it only appears inside compounds like 仪表 (bearing), 仪式 (ceremony), and 仪器 (instrument). It never stands alone as a word in modern Chinese.
bound form
(bound form) appearancebearing(bound form) ceremonyetiquetterite(bound form) apparatusinstrumentdevice
Examples
- 。Hūn lǐ de yí shì hěn lóng zhòng.The wedding ceremony was very grand.
- 。Zhè tái yí qì fēi cháng jīng què.This instrument is very precise.
- 。Tā de yí biǎo dà fāng dé tǐ.His appearance is natural and appropriate.
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