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lǎn

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lǎn Meaning

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Pīnyīn Pronunciation
lǎn | lan3
English translation
to grasp; to monopolize; to seize

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About lǎn

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Number of strokes

12

Traditional form

lǎn

Contains the radical

shǒu

Part of speech

Verb / 动词 dòng cí Dòngcí

Learning hint

hand

Etymology of lǎn

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Type

pictophonetic

Positional decomposition

扌览

Semantic compound

shǒu

Phonetic compound

lǎn

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Example sentences using lǎn

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zài 皮卡 pí kǎ de 广场 guǎngchǎng 遇到 yùdào 妓女 jì nǚ 公开 gōngkāi Xiàng 我兜揽生意 shēngyì .

I was openly solicited at Piccadilly Circus.

如果 rúguǒ 我们 wǒmen 所有 suǒyǒu 功劳 gōngláo dōu lǎn dào 自己 zìjǐ 身上 shēn shang jiù duì le

It would be wrong for us to take all the credit.

shì 少数几个知道 zhīdào 招揽 zhāo lǎn 观众 guānzhòng de 演员 yǎnyuán 之一 zhī yī

He is one of the few players who puts bums on seats.

他会 lǎn zài 怀中抚慰 fǔ wèi 她。

He would take her in his arms and soothe her.

迈克尔 Mài kè ěr 挨着 aī zhe 跪下 guì xia 一下 yīxià 揽入怀里 huái lǐ

Michael knelt next to her and scooped her into his arms.

Words with lǎn

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FrequencySimplifiedMeaningTraditional
lǎn to seize lǎn
招揽 zhāo lǎn to attract (customers)招攬
包揽 bāo lǎn to monopolize包攬
一揽子 yī lǎn zi all-inclusive一攬子
承揽 chéng lǎn to contract for an entire project承攬
独揽 dú lǎn to monopolize獨攬
大包大揽 dà bāo dà lǎn to take complete charge (idiom)大包大攬
总揽 zǒng lǎn to monopolize總攬
延揽 yán lǎn to round up延攬
九天揽月 jiǔ tiān lǎn yuè to reach for the stars (idiom)九天攬月
收揽 shōu lǎn to win the support of收攬
兜揽 dōu lǎn to solicit兜攬
包揽词讼 bāo lǎn cí sòng to canvas for lawsuits (idiom); to practice chicanery包攬詞訟

lǎn Decomposition & Compounds

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