皂 (zào) — (bound form) soap; (bound form) black (in literary compounds)
Definition
皂 (zào) is a bound form — it never stands alone. Its only modern use is 肥皂 (soap); in literary compounds like 皂白 (black and white / right and wrong) it means 'black'.
bound form
(bound form) soap(bound form) black (in literary compounds)
Examples
- 。Qǐng gěi wǒ yí kuài féi zào.Please give me a bar of soap.
- 皂，。Zhè jiàn shì yào fēn qīng zào bái, bù néng yuān wang hǎo rén.We need to distinguish right from wrong in this matter and not wrong innocent people.
- 皂，。Gǔ rén yòng zào jiǎo xǐ yī fu, xiàn zài dōu yòng xǐ yī fěn le.Ancient people used honey locust pods to wash clothes; now everyone uses laundry detergent.
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