赤 (chì) — (bound form) red; (bound form) bare, naked
Definition
赤 (chì) is a bound/formal morpheme meaning 'red' (as in 赤道) or 'bare/naked' (as in 赤脚). In everyday speech use 红 for 'red' and 光/裸 for 'bare'.
bound form
(bound form) red(bound form) barenaked
Examples
- 。Zhè ge guó jiā jīn nián cái zhèng chū xiàn le chì zì.This country's finances have shown a deficit this year.
- 。Hái zi men zài shā tān shàng chì jiǎo bēn pǎo.The children ran barefoot on the beach.
- 。Chì dào shì dì qiú shàng zuì rè de dì dài zhī yī.The equator is one of the hottest regions on Earth.
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