脖 (bó) — neck (bound morpheme, usually appears in 脖子 or compound words)
Definition
脖 (bó) is a bound morpheme meaning 'neck' — it almost never stands alone, but combines with 子 to form the everyday word 脖子 (bózi).
bound form
neck (bound morpheme, usually appears in 脖子 or compound words)
Examples
- 。Tā bó zi shàng dài le yì tiáo wéi jīn.He wore a scarf around his neck.
- 。É de bó zi hěn cháng.A goose has a very long neck.
- ，。Wǒ shuì jiào shí lào zhěn le, bó zi hěn téng.I got a stiff neck from sleeping, and my neck hurts.
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