堑 (qiàn) — (bound form) trench; moat
Definition
Bound morpheme meaning 'trench / moat' — almost always part of a compound (天堑, 堑壕, 吃一堑). It is not used alone in modern Chinese.
bound form
(bound form) trenchmoat
Examples
- 堑。Cháng jiāng bèi chēng wéi tiān qiàn.The Yangtze River is called a natural barrier.
- 堑。Zhàn shì men wā le shēn shēn de qiàn háo.The soldiers dug deep trenches.
- ，。Zhè cì shī bài ràng wǒ xué huì le chī yí qiàn, zhǎng yí zhì.This failure taught me to learn from setbacks.
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