Definition
膛 is a bound morpheme (b.f.) — it cannot stand alone as a word. It appears in compounds that refer to hollow interior spaces. In anatomical terms it forms words like 胸膛 (chest cavity) and 胸腔 (thoracic cavity). In mechanical contexts it appears in 枪膛 (gun chamber) and 炉膛 (furnace chamber). As a bound form, you always attach it to another morpheme to make a noun.
b.f.
(in anatomical compounds) chest cavitythorax(in mechanical compounds) chamber (of a gun, furnace, etc.)
Examples
- ，。Tā tǐngqǐ xiōngtáng, xiǎnde hěn zìxìn.He stuck out his chest, looking very confident.
- 膛。Zhè bǎ qiāng de táng yǐjīng shēngxiù le.The chamber of this gun is already rusted.
- 膛。Lú táng lǐ de huǒ shāo de hěn wàng.The fire in the furnace chamber is burning brightly.
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