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English to Chinese Dictionary (1-2 of 2)
- suffix
- ['sʌfɪks]
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- 1. 后缀，词尾
- 2. 下标，尾标，添标
- 3. 作…的后缀；（在…末）添加
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Chinese to English Dictionary (1-5 of 27)
- 乎
- [hū]
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- 1. expressing doubt
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verb suffix
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suffix of an adjective or adverb
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- 甫
- [fǔ]
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An elegant title for men, usually used as a suffix to the 表字, e.g. 仲尼甫 for Confucius. 表字 is paraphrased as 台甫(formerly used).
- 2. Barely.
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- 词尾(詞尾)
- [cíwěi]
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suffix
- 2. inflectional ending; ending
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- 巴巴
- [bābā]
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An adj suffix, used to reinforce the denotion of the adj.
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- 儿化(兒化)
- [érhuà]
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A pronunciation phenomenon whereby the suffix "儿" in modern Chinese is not independent as a syllable, but combined with the syllables in front to give a retroflex sound . For example. "盆儿" should not be pronounced as péｎ'éｒ but ｐéｎｒ.
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English Dictionary (1-1 of 1)
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- 1. an affix that follows the stem to which it is attached, as for example -s and -ness in dogs and softness - Compare prefix
- 2. anything that is added at the end of something else
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to add (a morpheme) as a suffix to the end of a word
- 4. to add (something) at the end of a sentence, comment, or piece of writing
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C18: from New Latin suffixum, from Latin suffixus fastened below, from suff i gere, from sub- + f i gere to fasten
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Examples (1-5 of 6)
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an adjectival suffix
- 形容词后缀
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an adverbial suffix
- 副词后缀
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a diminutive suffix
- 指小后缀
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a patronymic suffix
- 表示父名的词尾
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-ate is a verbal suffix
- “-ate”是构成动词的后缀
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