猎 (liè) — hunting; to hunt (used as a bound morpheme in compounds)
Definition
猎 (liè) is a bound morpheme meaning 'hunt' — it almost never stands alone; instead it appears in compounds like 猎人 (hunter), 打猎 (to hunt), and 猎物 (prey).
bound form
huntingto hunt (used as a bound morpheme in compounds)
Examples
- 。Nà wèi liè rén zhèng zài zhuī zōng yì zhī lù.That hunter is tracking a deer.
- 。Cūn lǐ de rén měi nián qiū tiān dōu huì qù shān shàng dǎ liè.The villagers go hunting in the mountains every autumn.
- 。Lǎo hǔ bǎ liè wù tuō jìn le shù lín lǐ.The tiger dragged its prey into the forest.
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