介词 jie4 ci2

preposition

Traditional: 介詞

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jie4

ci2

📖 Additional Information

English Phonetic: .prepә'ziʃәn
Detailed Definition: n. a function word that combines with a noun or pronoun or noun phrase to form a prepositional phrase that can have an adverbial or adjectival relation to some other word\nn. (linguistics) the placing of one linguistic element before another (as placing a modifier before the word it modifies in a sentence or placing an affix before the base to which it is attached)