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拎

līn
#3,374 most
frequent character
to carry, to grasp
verb

Character breakdown

Source: Make Me a Hanzi.

拎 has 扌 a hand for the meaning and 令 lìng for the sound, alike only in the opening sound. It first meant picking something up by hand, and from there the meaning grew to 'to carry', then 'to lift'.

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Example Sentences

我拎着一个大箱子。
wǒ līn zháo yígè dà xiāngzǐ 。
I am carrying a big suitcase.
她用力拎起了重物。
tā yònglì līn qǐle zhòngwù 。
She lifted the heavy object with effort.
请把那件衣服拎过来。
qǐng bǎ nàjiàn yīfú līn guòlái 。
Please carry that piece of clothing over here.

Words with similar meanings

提tí
to lift
More commonly used in everyday conversation for lifting or carrying objects.
拿ná
to take
A more general term that can also mean to hold or take something.

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