蛎 (lì) — (bound morpheme) used in 牡蛎 (mǔlì, 'oyster')
Definition
A bound morpheme, never used alone: it appears only in the word 牡蛎 (mǔlì), meaning 'oyster'. Think of it as the written/formal equivalent of the everyday 海蛎 (hǎilì).
bound form
(bound morpheme) used in 牡蛎 (mǔlì, 'oyster')
Examples
- 。Wǒ xǐ huan chī mǔ lì.I like eating oysters.
- 。Zhè jiā diàn de mǔ lì tāng hěn hǎo hē.The oyster soup at this restaurant is very tasty.
- 。Hǎi biān yǒu hěn duō mǔ lì ké.There are many oyster shells by the seaside.
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