纠 (jiū) — to correct, to rectify (as in 纠正); to entangle, to pester (as in 纠缠); to gather together, to unite (as in 纠集)
Definition
纠 is a bound morpheme, not used alone — it combines with 正 (correct), 缠 (entangle), 集 (gather) to form set verbs. Each blend fixes one sense: correction, entanglement, or assembly.
bound form
to correctto rectify (as in 纠正)to entangleto pester (as in 纠缠)to gather togetherto unite (as in 纠集)
Examples
- 。Qǐng jiū zhèng zhè ge cuò wù.Please correct this mistake.
- 。Tā men yì zhí zài jiū chán wǒ.They have been pestering me.
- 。Tā jiū jí le yì qún rén.He gathered a group of people.
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