拎

līn

令 + 扌

HSK 3.0Level 7

Definitions

līn (verb) to lift; to carry in one's hand

Etymology

Phonosemantic compound. 扌 represents the meaning and 令 represents the sound.

Semantic: 扌 Phonetic: 令

About

拎 (līn) is a phono-semantic compound: the left radical 扌, a combining form of 手 (shǒu, hand), signals a hand action, while the right component 令 (lìng) indicates the pronunciation. It means to carry, lift, or hold an object by its handle, strap, or top edge so that the main body dangles, and commonly appears in words for picking up things like bags, buckets, or baskets.

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Clerical Western Jin dynasty (266-316 AD)

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Example Sentences Hide

他拎着一个包。

Tā līnzhe yī gè bāo.

English translation: He is carrying a bag.

妈妈拎着购物袋回家。

Māma līnzhe gòuwùdài huí jiā.

English translation: Mom is carrying a shopping bag home.

我每天拎着书包上学。

Wǒ měitiān līnzhe shūbāo shàngxué.

English translation: I carry my backpack to school every day.

她拎起水桶去浇花。

Tā līn qǐ shuǐtǒng qù jiāo huā.

English translation: She lifts the water bucket to water the flowers.

哥哥拎着沉重的箱子，爬上了楼梯。

Gēge līnzhe chénzhòng de xiāngzi, pá shàngle lóutī.

English translation: Older brother is carrying a heavy suitcase, climbing up the stairs.

因为东西太多，他只好拎着两个袋子。

Yīnwèi dōngxī tài duō, tā zhǐhǎo līnzhe liǎng gè dàizi.

English translation: Because there are too many things, he has to carry two bags.

她拎着刚买的蔬菜，匆匆忙忙地赶去上班。

Tā līnzhe gāng mǎi de shūcài, cōngcōngmángmáng de gǎn qù shàngbān.

English translation: She is carrying the freshly bought vegetables, rushing to work.

尽管手臂受伤，他依然坚持拎着工具箱完成工作。

Jǐnguǎn shǒubì shòushāng, tā yīrán jiānchí līnzhe gōngjù xiāng wánchéng gōngzuò.

English translation: Despite his arm being injured, he still insists on carrying the toolbox to complete the work.

Related Characters

Component: 令

Component: 扌

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