Definition
辍 is a bound morpheme (often appearing in literary or formal compounds) meaning 'to stop, to cease, to suspend (something before completion)'. It is not used as a standalone verb in modern Mandarin; instead, you'll find it in compound words like 辍学 (to drop out of school), 辍笔 (to stop writing/painting), or 辍工 (to stop work). The POS label 'g' likely indicates a morpheme class, so the definitions and examples here reflect how 辍 functions within compounds.
g
(bound morpheme) to stopto ceaseto suspend (before completion)
Examples
- 。Tā yīnwèi jīngjì kùnnán bùdébù chuò xué.He had to drop out of school because of financial difficulties.
- 辍，。Zhùmíng zuòjiā wǎnnián chuò bǐ, bù zài chuàngzuò.The famous writer stopped writing in his later years and no longer created.
- ，。Yīnwèi jiātíng jīngjì kùnnán, tā zhǐ dé chuò xué.Because of family financial difficulties, he had to drop out of school.
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