暑 (shǔ) — summer heat; hot weather (bound morpheme in compounds)
Definition
暑 is a bound morpheme meaning 'summer heat' — it only appears inside compounds like 暑假, 暑气, and 酷暑, never as a word on its own. Pairs with 热 for general heat; use 炎夏 or 酷暑 for intense summer heat.
bound form
summer heathot weather (bound morpheme in compounds)
Examples
- 。shǔ Jià wǒ men qù le hǎi biān.We went to the seaside during summer vacation.
- 。Xià tiān kù shǔ nán nài.The summer heat is unbearable.
- 暑，。shǔ Qì wèi xiāo, hái shì hěn rè.The summer heat hasn't dissipated yet; it's still hot.
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