Definition
榄 is a bound morpheme (黏着语素) in Chinese — it cannot stand alone as an independent word. Its most common use is in the compound 橄榄 (gǎnlǎn), which refers to the olive fruit, the olive tree, or the olive color. It also appears in a few other compounds like 榄仁 (lǎnrén, almond) and 榄球 (lǎnqiú, rugby). Whenever you see 榄 in text, it is always part of a multi-character word.
b.f.
(bound form) olive (in 橄榄)
Examples
- ，。Wǒ xǐhuɑn chī gǎnlǎn, tèbié shì lǜsè de nà zhǒng.I like to eat olives, especially the green kind.
- 。Gǎnlǎn yóu de yíngyǎng jiàzhí hěn gāo.Olive oil has very high nutritional value.
- 。Yuànzi li zhòng le yì kē gǎnlǎn shù.There is an olive tree planted in the yard.
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