() — (bound morpheme) bath, bathe, wash

Definition

浴 (yù) is a bound morpheme meaning 'bathe' — it never stands alone; it only appears inside compounds like 浴室 ('bathroom'), 浴缸 ('bathtub'), and 沐浴 ('to bathe').

bound form
(bound morpheme) bathbathewash

Examples

  • Wǒ měi tiān zài yù shì lǐ xǐ zǎo.
    I take a shower in the bathroom every day.
  • Zhè ge yù gāng hěn dà, liǎng gè rén yì qǐ xǐ dōu méi wèn tí.
    This bathtub is very big; it's no problem for two people to bathe together.
  • Tā xǐ huan mù yù hòu hē yì bēi shuǐ.
    He likes to drink a glass of water after taking a bath.

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