Definition
涉 is a bound morpheme (b.f.) that appears in two-character verbs and nouns. It carries three related senses: physical wading or fording (涉水 'wade across water', 跋涉 'trek long distances'), going through or experiencing (涉世 'experience life', 涉猎 'dabble in reading'), and involving or implicating (涉及 'to involve', 干涉 'to interfere', 涉嫌 'be suspected of'). Because it is a bound form, you will never see 涉 used alone as a standalone verb; it always attaches to a second character to form a complete word.
b.f.
(bound form) to wade or ford (as in 涉水, 跋涉)(bound form) to go through or experience (as in 涉世, 涉猎)(bound form) to involve or implicate (as in 涉及, 干涉, 涉嫌)
Examples
- 。Zhè jiàn shì shè jí hěn duō rén.This matter involves many people.
- 。Tā shè shuǐ guò hé.He waded across the river.
- ，。Tā shè liè guǎngfàn, zhīshi hěn fēngfù.He reads widely and has a rich knowledge base.
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