(xīng) — bound morpheme used in compound words for great apes (orangutan, gorilla, chimpanzee)

Définition

猩 (xīng) is a bound morpheme — it never stands alone and always combines with another character to name a great ape. You'll meet it in compounds like 大猩猩 (gorilla), 黑猩猩 (chimpanzee), and 猩猩 (orangutan).

bound form
bound morpheme used in compound words for great apes (orangutan, gorilla, chimpanzee)

Exemples

  • xīng xīng Shì yì zhǒng cōng ming de dòng wù.
    Chimpanzees are intelligent animals.
  • xīng xīng Shì zhēn xī dòng wù.
    Chimpanzees are rare animals.
  • Dòng wù yuán lǐ yǒu xīng xīng.
    There are chimpanzees at the zoo.

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