wù zhǔ xiàn dìng cídictionary entry
DEFINITION CC-CEDICT
possessive (in grammar)
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Original source entry:

物主限定詞 物主限定词 [wu4 zhu3 xian4 ding4 ci2] /possessive (in grammar)/

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Other forms in these source records: 物主限定詞

  • 物
    wù

    (bound form) thing / (literary) the outside world as distinct from oneself / people other than oneself

  • 主
    zhǔ

    owner / master / host / individual or party concerned / God / Lord / main / to indicate or signify / trump card (in card games)

  • 限
    xiàn

    to limit / to restrict / (bound form) limit / bound

  • 定
    dìng

    to fix / to set / to make definite / to subscribe to (a newspaper etc) / to book (tickets etc) / to order (goods etc) / to congeal / to coagulate / (literary) definitely

  • 词
    cí

    word / statement / speech / lyrics / a form of lyric poetry, flourishing in the Song dynasty 宋朝[Sòng cháo] (CL:首[shǒu])

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