辍 (chuò) — (bound morpheme) to stop, to cease, to suspend (before completion)
Definition
Bound morpheme meaning 'to stop before completion' — always paired with a following verb (辍学 drop out of school, 辍笔 stop writing). It implies an interruption, not a natural end.
bound form
(bound morpheme) to stopto ceaseto suspend (before completion)
Examples
- 。Tā yīn wèi jīng jì kùn nan bù dé bú chuò xué.He had to drop out of school because of financial difficulties.
- 辍，。Zhù míng zuò jiā wǎn nián chuò bǐ, bú zài chuàng zuò.The famous writer stopped writing in his later years and no longer created.
- ，。Yīn wèi jiā tíng jīng jì kùn nan, tā zhǐ dé chuò xué.Because of family financial difficulties, he had to drop out of school.
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