Definition
葡 (pú) is not used as a standalone word in modern Chinese — it only appears as part of the disyllabic word 葡萄 (pútao, 'grape'). You never see 葡 alone in natural sentences; it's a bound morpheme. The character also shows up in 葡萄牙 (Pútáoyá, 'Portugal').
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(bound morpheme) used in 葡萄 (grape) and 葡萄牙 (Portugal)
Examples
- 。pútao shì yì zhǒng hěn tián de shuǐguǒ.Grapes are a very sweet fruit.
- 。pútao jiǔ zài Fàguó hěn yǒumíng.Wine is very famous in France.
- 。pútao yá zài Ōuzhōu de xīnán bù.Portugal is in southwestern Europe.
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