拎 (līn): to lift up, to carry in one's hand
拎 (līn) is a Chinese character meaning “to lift up.” Classified as HSK Level 7-9 (HSK 3.0 Standard, CLEC 2022), it is composed of 扌 (semantic) and 令 (phonetic). It ranks #2897 in character frequency (SUBTLEX-CH corpus).
Etymologically derived, 拎 hand. Its radical form 扌 (hand) appears in many related characters such as 手 (shǒu, hand), 打 (dǎ, hit, make), 找 (zhǎo, to look for).
Definitions
- to lift up
- to carry in one's hand
Etymology & Origin
Stroke Order
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Words & Compounds
Common Compounds
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 拎包党 | līn bāo dǎng | (coll.) purse snatcher |
| 拎起 | līn qǐ | to pick up (from the ground with one's hands) |
| 拎包noun | līn bāo | handbag or shopping bag (dialect) |
拎 appears in 3 compound words: 100 as the first character, 0 as the last, and 0 in a middle position. Compound statistics computed from SUBTLEX-CH and HSK 3.0 vocabulary data.
Strongest Collocations
Characters that most frequently co-occur with 拎 in natural Chinese text, ranked by NPMI (Normalized Pointwise Mutual Information) — a statistical measure of association strength.
Example Sentences
拎照镜子,整理一下自己的仪容。
līn zhào jìng zǐ , zhěng lǐ yī xià zì jǐ de yí róng .
Check your appearance in the mirror and tidy yourself up.
不过第二天,夏斐就拎着行李箱出现了。
bù guò dì èr tiān , xià 斐 jiù līn zhe háng lǐ xiāng chū xiàn le .
However, the very next day, Xia Fei showed up with his suitcase.
第一眼看过去,你看到的不是内饰的整体氛围,而是一个被单独拎出来强调的大红圈。
dì yī yǎn kàn guò qù , nǐ kàn dào de bù shì nèi shì de zhěng tǐ fēn wéi , ér shì yī gè bèi dān dú līn chū lái qiáng diào de dà hóng juān .
At first glance, what you see isn’t the overall ambiance of the interior, but a bright red circle that stands out on its own.
而洗浴用品,我则会用篮子一起装在桌边小推车的顶层,确保一拎即走。
ér xǐ yù yòng pǐn , wǒ zé huì yòng lán zǐ yī qǐ zhuāng zài zhuō biān xiǎo tuī chē de dǐng céng , què bǎo yī līn jí zǒu .
As for bath products, I keep them all in a basket on the top shelf of the small cart by the table, so they’re ready to grab and go.
同时它自带把手的设计,出门随手拎走,方便携带。
tóng shí tā zì dài bǎ shǒu de shè jì , chū mén suí shǒu līn zǒu , fāng biàn xié dài .
Plus, it comes with a built-in handle, so you can easily grab it and take it with you when you head out—it’s convenient to carry.
...陷低潮 办生前追思会克服死亡恐惧“将死亡拎出来讲!” 将赴深圳求医寻生机
. . . xiàn dī cháo bàn shēng qián zhuī sī huì kè fú sǐ wáng kǒng jù jiāng sǐ wáng līn chū lái jiǎng ! jiāng fù shēn 圳 qiú yī xún shēng jī
... Fall into a low ebb, hold a memorial service before death, overcome the fear of death, "Take death out and talk!" Will go to Shenzhen to seek medical treatment and find a chance to survive
Character Family
Homophones — Characters pronounced līn
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