() — (bound form) navel; belly button

Definition

Bound form used only in compounds like 肚脐 (navel) and 脐带 (umbilical cord). It never stands alone as a word.

bound form
(bound form) navelbelly button

Examples

  • Tā de dù qí shàng yǒu yí gè xiǎo dòng.
    There is a small hole on her belly button.
  • Yī shēng xiǎo xīn dì jiǎn duàn le yīng ér de qí dài.
    The doctor carefully cut the baby's umbilical cord.
  • Dù qí shì yīng ér chū shēng hòu liú xià de hén jì.
    The belly button is the mark left after a baby is born.
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