Definition
睦 is a bound form (黏着语素) meaning 'harmony' or 'harmonious'. It is rarely used alone in modern Chinese; instead it appears in compound words and set phrases, most commonly 和睦 (hé mù, harmonious, as in family relations) and 睦邻 (mù lín, good-neighbourly relations between countries).
b.f.
(bound form) harmoniousharmony
Examples
- 。Jiātíng hé mù hěn zhòngyào.Family harmony is very important.
- 。Liǎng guó yìzhí bǎochí mù lín yǒuhǎo guānxì.The two countries have always maintained a good-neighbourly and friendly relationship.
- 。Tāmen yì jiā rén xiāngchǔ de hěn hé mù.Their family gets along very harmoniously.
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