() — (bound form) liquid, fluid, juice

Definition

A bound morpheme meaning 'liquid' or 'fluid' — it never stands alone and must attach to another character (e.g. 液体, 血液, 溶液). Compare 汁 zhī ('juice'), which is a free word for the liquid inside fruits or plants.

bound form
(bound form) liquidfluidjuice

Examples

  • Zhè zhǒng yè tǐ yǒu hěn qiáng de fǔ shí xìng.
    This kind of liquid is highly corrosive.
  • Yī shēng jiǎn chá le tā de xuè yè yàng běn.
    The doctor examined his blood sample.
  • Zhè zhǒng róng yè kě yǐ yòng lái qīng xǐ diàn lù bǎn.
    This solution can be used to clean circuit boards.

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