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Pīnyīn Pronunciation
yè | ye4
English translation
to tow, to pull, to drag

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Number of strokes

6

Traditional form

Contains the radical

yuē

Part of speech

Noun / 名词 míng cí Míngcí

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Positional decomposition

⿻? yuē

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空中 kōng zhōng 摇曳 yáo yè de 乱麻 luàn má 缠住 le de jǐng , sǎn shéng 撕碎 sī suì 了伞 dǐng .

The risers swung around his neck, connectors cracked his dome.

斯塔维桑 yǒu 锦绣 jǐn xiù 前程 qián chéng , zhè 前程 qián chéng 犹如 yóurú duǒ wèi bèi 采摘 cǎi zhāi de 花朵 huā duǒ ,娇容无损,摇曳多姿 yáo yè duō zī .

Stuyvesant had his career before him , untouched and quivering, like a still ungathered flower.

yòu Gāo yòu zhǎi de 窗外, 柳树 liǔ shù Suí fēng 摇曳 yáo yè .

The willowtrees, outside the high, narrow windows, waved in the wind.

树冠 shù guān zài 微风 wēi fēng Zhōng 婆娑 pó suō 摇曳 yáo yè

The tops of the trees rippled in the breeze.

慢慢 màn màn zǒu 下楼梯大衣 dà yī zài 身后 shēn hòu 拖曳 tuō yè zhāo

She came down the stairs slowly, trailing the coat behind her.

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FrequencySimplifiedMeaningTraditional
摇曳 yáo yè (of a flame) to flicker搖曳
拖曳 tuō yè to pull拖曳 tuō yè
to drag
曳光弹 yè guāng dàn tracer曳光彈

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