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ningˉ¹拎
Pinyin: lin1
Translations
verbtake away/out; bring over
verbcarry or hold with a hand; lift up
verbmake use of sb/sth
noun(verb) 1. bring; 2. take out or take away;
ningˎ₄拎taaˎ₄他jatˉ¹一baaˊ²把
Pinyin: lin1 ta1 yi1 ba3
Translations
nounto lend a helping hand
jauˍ₆又sikˍ₆食jauˍ₆又lingˉ¹拎
Pinyin: you4 shi2 you4 lin1
Translations
nounhave it both ways; have the best of both worlds
nouneat in and take away the leftovers; eat in and order additional food to take away
noun又食又搦
dangˉ¹燈samˉ¹芯lingˉ¹拎singˎ₄成tit˗₃鐵
简 灯芯拎成铁
Pinyin: deng1 xin1 lin1 cheng2 tie3
Translations
nouneven something light will feel heavy after a long journey
kingˉ¹傾ningˉ¹拎kwaangˉ¹框laangˉ¹冷
简 倾拎框冷
Pinyin: qing1 lin1 kuang1 leng3
Translations
nounto describe somebody wearing lots of jewels; jangling
ningˉ¹拎/走
Pinyin: lin1 zou3
Translations
nountakeaway (food) | synonyms: [粵]: 行街, 外賣 [華]: 帶走
nountake away; seize | synonyms: [粵]: 攞走 [華]: 取去, 拿走
noun擰走
nounnoun; takeaway
ning1/ling1拎zyuˍ₆住
Pinyin: lin1 zhu4
Translations
nounto hold (something firmly in the hand) also written as 擰住
nounto hold (an item)