() — rhinoceros

Definition

A bound form never used alone. In compounds it marks 'rhinoceros' (犀牛); in 犀利 it means 'sharp, incisive' (speech, insight).

bound form
rhinoceros

Examples

  • Yě shēng xī niú de shù liàng zhèng zài jiǎn shǎo.
    The number of wild rhinoceroses is decreasing.
  • Tā de fā yán hěn xī lì, yì zhēn jiàn xiě.
    His speech was sharp and incisive.
  • Fēi zhōu xī niú shēng huó zài guǎng kuò de cǎo yuán shàng.
    African rhinoceroses live on vast grasslands.

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