(esp. in Chinese grammar) a word that has lexical meaning rather than grammatical meaning; a word or morpheme that functions grammatically as a contentive. Cf. empty word .
[ 1890-95 ]
(esp. in Chinese grammar) a word that has lexical meaning rather than grammatical meaning; a word or morpheme that functions grammatically as a contentive. Cf. empty word .
[ 1890-95 ]
Random House Webster's Unabridged English dictionary. Полный английский словарь Вебстер - Random House . 2012