膝 (xī) — (bound form) knee (used in compounds like 膝盖, 膝…

Definition

A bound morpheme meaning 'knee' — it almost never stands alone and appears in compounds like 膝盖 (knee) and 膝关节 (knee joint).

bound form

(bound form) knee (used in compounds like 膝盖, 膝关节)

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Tā pǎo bù de shí hou shāng le xī gài.
He hurt his knee while running.
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Yī shēng zǐ xì jiǎn chá le tā de xī guān jié.
The doctor carefully examined his knee joint.
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xī Gài téng tòng ràng tā zǒu lù hěn kùn nan.
Knee pain made it hard for him to walk.

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