Definition
壤 is a bound form (b.f.) meaning 'soil' or 'earth', but it never appears alone in modern Chinese — it only occurs as a morpheme in compound words like 土壤 (soil), 接壤 (to border on), and 天壤之别 (a world of difference). You cannot use 壤 as a standalone noun; instead, use 土 or 泥土 for the independent word 'soil'.
b.f.
(bound form) soilearth (used in compounds)
Examples
- 。Zhè piàn tǔ rǎng fēicháng féiwò.This patch of soil is very fertile.
- ，。Liǎng guó jiē rǎng, guānxì yìzhí hěn yǒuhǎo.The two countries border each other and have always had friendly relations.
- 。Tāmen de shēnghuó zhēn shì tiān rǎng zhī bié.Their lives are truly worlds apart.
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