柠 (níng) — (bound morpheme) used in 柠檬 (lemon)

Definition

柠 is a bound morpheme used only inside the word 柠檬 (lemon). It never stands alone — learners will only meet it as part of that compound.

bound form

(bound morpheme) used in 柠檬 (lemon)

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Wǒ xǐ huan hē níng méng shuǐ.
I like to drink lemon water.
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Zhè ge níng méng hěn suān.
This lemon is very sour.
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Tā zài chá lǐ jiā le yí piàn níng méng.
She added a slice of lemon to the tea.

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