() — glass (bound morpheme, used only in compound 玻璃)

Definition

玻 is not used alone — it appears only as the first half of 玻璃 (bōli, 'glass'). The bare character has no independent meaning.

bound form
glass (bound morpheme, used only in compound 玻璃)

Examples

  • Zhè shàn bō li chuāng hěn gān jìng.
    This glass window is very clean.
  • Xiǎo xīn, bō li suì le!
    Careful, the glass is broken!
  • Zhè ge bēi zi shì bō li zuò de.
    This cup is made of glass.

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