pài
派生词
send; school (of thought); style
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Meanings
1 sense · 2 examplesnoun
derivative; derived word
formalA technical term in linguistics, referring to a word formed by adding an affix (prefix or suffix) to a root or stem.
“
lǎo老
shī师
”
de的
pài派
shēng生
cí词
kě可
yǐ以
shì是
“
lǎo老
shī师
men们
”
。
A derivative of 'teacher' could be 'teachers'.
Liǎo了
jiě解
pài派
shēng生
cí词
de的
gòu构
chéng成
yǒu有
zhù助
yú于
kuò扩
dà大
cí词
huì汇
liàng量
。
Understanding how derivatives are formed helps expand vocabulary.