侵 (qīn) — (bound form) to invade; to intrude

Definition

侵 is a bound morpheme meaning 'to invade / intrude'. It only appears as the left half of compounds like 侵犯, 侵略, 入侵 — never on its own.

bound form

(bound form) to invadeto intrude

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Zhè ge guó jiā céng duō cì zāo dào wài dí rù qīn.
This country has suffered foreign invasion many times.
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Rèn hé guó jiā dōu bù néng qīn fàn tā guó zhǔ quán.
No country may violate another country's sovereignty.
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Lì shǐ shū xiáng xì jì zǎi le nà cì qīn lüè shì jiàn.
The history book records that act of aggression in detail.

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