(kuài) — (bound morpheme) vulgar, philistine; profit-minded (only in 市侩)

Definition

侩 (kuài) is a bound morpheme, never used alone: it only appears in 市侩 ('philistine, mercenary person'). It is not a common everyday word — you will mainly see it inside that one compound.

bound form
(bound morpheme) vulgarphilistineprofit-minded (only in 市侩)

Examples

  • Tā shì yí gè diǎn xíng de shì kuài, zhī guān xīn qián.
    He is a typical philistine who only cares about money.
  • Shì kuài zuò fēng ràng rén hěn fǎn gǎn.
    That philistine attitude really turns people off.
  • Wǒ bù xiǎng biàn de nà me shì kuài.
    I don't want to become that vulgar and profit-driven.

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