hòu
zhuì

technical

Meaning of 后缀

后缀 means suffix; a morpheme added after a root to form a word. Pronounced hòu zhuì.

  • suffix; a morpheme added after a root to form a word

Definitions & Examples

Zài
Hàn
zhōng
 
 '
jiā
 '
shì
biǎo
shì
cóng
shì
mǒu
zhǒng
zhí
huò
yǒu
mǒu
zhǒng
zhēng
de
rén
de
hòu
zhuì
 

In Chinese, '-家' is a suffix indicating a person engaged in a certain profession or having certain characteristics.

 '
huà
 '
shì
cháng
yòng
de
dòng
hòu
zhuì
 
biǎo
shì
zhuǎn
biàn
chéng
mǒu
zhǒng
xìng
zhì
huò
zhuàng
tài
 

'-化' is a common verb suffix indicating transformation into a certain property or state.

 '
xìng
 '
zhè
hòu
zhuì
jiā
zài
míng
huò
xíng
róng
hòu
miàn
 
gòu
chéng
chōu
xiàng
míng
 

The suffix '-性' can be added after nouns or adjectives to form abstract nouns.

Xué
gòu
yào
liǎo
jiě
qián
zhuì
 
hòu
zhuì
gēn
 

Studying word formation requires understanding prefixes, suffixes, and roots.

Yīng
zhōng
de
 '
--
tiont
i
-o
mentn
 '
 '
shì-
chángm
jiàne
den
hòut
 '
zhuì
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

'-tion' and '-ment' in English are also common suffixes.