Definition
蜕 is a bound form (b.f.) that never appears alone — it always occurs in compounds. Its core meaning involves shedding or casting off, literally in biology (蜕皮 'to molt', 蜕变成 'to transform into') and figuratively in descriptions of change or degeneration (蜕变 'transformation', 蜕化 'degeneration').
b.f.
to shedto cast off (as a bound morpheme in words like 蜕皮, 蜕变)shed skinexuvia (as a bound morpheme)
Examples
- 。Shé měinián dōu huì tuì pí.Snakes molt every year.
- 。Tā de sīxiǎng yǐjīng fāshēng le tuì biàn.His thinking has already undergone a transformation.
- 蜕。Yìxiē guānyuán zài quánlì zhōng tuì huà le.Some officials degenerated in power.
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