Definition
脐 is a bound form (b.f.) meaning 'navel'; it only appears within compounds such as 肚脐 (belly button) and 脐带 (umbilical cord). You cannot use 脐 by itself like a regular noun — it needs to be combined with another element.
b.f.
(bound form) navelbelly button
Examples
- 。Tā de dù qí shàng yǒu yí gè xiǎo dòng.There is a small hole on her belly button.
- 。Yīshēng xiǎoxīn de jiǎn duàn le yīng'ér de qí dài.The doctor carefully cut the baby's umbilical cord.
- 。Dù qí shì yīng'ér chūshēng hòu liúxià de hénjì.The belly button is the mark left after a baby is born.
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