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- Also known as: 词缀 (cízhuì).
An affix is a linguistic unit added to the beginning, middle or end of a word to change its meaning (e.g. prefix, infix, suffix).
Subcategories
Notes
- Infixes: 得 and 不 in e.g. 看懂: 看得懂, 看不懂
Sources and further reading
- Mandarin Chinese: A Functional Reference Grammar (pp. 28 - 85)
