zhuì

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Meaning of 词缀

词缀 means affix; a morpheme attached to a root to form a word. Pronounced cí zhuì.

  • affix; a morpheme attached to a root to form a word

Definitions & Examples

 
ā
--
 
 
lǎo
--
 
děng
shì
hàn
zhōng
cháng
jiàn
de
qián
zhuì
zhuì
 

“阿- (ā-)” and “老- (lǎo-)” are common prefix affixes in Chinese.

 
--
 
 
--
ér
 
 
--
tóu
 
dōu
shì
míng
hòu
zhuì
zhuì
 

“-子 (-zǐ)”, “-儿 (-ér)”, and “-头 (-tóu)” are all noun suffix affixes.

Xué
gòu
 
xiān
liǎo
jiě
gēn
zhuì
 

To study word formation, one must first understand roots and affixes.

Yīng
zhōng
de
 
--
ede
d
 
-
 
ing-
shìi
diǎnn
xíngg
 
de
dòng
hòu
zhuì
zhuì
 
 
 
 

In English, “-ed” and “-ing” are typical verb suffix affixes.

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