谓 (wèi) — (bound form) to call, to name, to designate; (bound form) predicate (in grammar)
Definition
A classical/literary bound form, mostly seen in 所…的 ('so-called') and in grammar terms like 谓语 (predicate). It's not used on its own in modern spoken Chinese.
bound form
(bound form) to callto nameto designate(bound form) predicate (in grammar)
Examples
- ，。Suǒ wèi de xìng fú, zhǐ shì biǎo miàn xiàn xiàng.So-called happiness is just a surface phenomenon.
- 。wèi Yǔ shì jù zi zhōng shuō míng zhǔ yǔ de bù fen.The predicate is the part of a sentence that explains the subject.
- ，。Suǒ wèi de zì yóu, bú shì suí xīn suǒ yù.So-called freedom is not doing whatever you want.
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