挽

To pull in Chinese: 挽 (wǎn)

wǎn

to pull

HSK 3.0 Levels 7-91 example sentence

Definitions

  1. 1to pull
  2. 2to draw (a cart or a bow)
  3. 3to roll up
  4. 4to coil
  5. 5to carry on the arm
  6. 6to lament the dead
  7. 7(fig.) to pull against
  8. 8to recover

Stroke order

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挽

Zhuyin

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ㄨㄢˇ

wǎn

ㄨ/ uㄢ/ anˇ/ third tone

Example sentences

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  • 他挽起袖子开始干活。

    tā wǎn qǐ xiù zǐ kāi shǐ gàn huó。

    He rolled up his sleeves and started working.

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Related words

挽回

wǎn huí

to retrieve

挽救

wǎn jiù

to save

惋惜

wǎn xī

to regret

晚间

wǎn jiān

evening

晚年

wǎn nián

one's later years

晚期

wǎn qī

later period

万分

wàn fēn

very much

万古长青

wàn gǔ cháng qīng

remain fresh

万能

wàn néng

omnipotent

万万

wàn wàn

absolutely

万无一失

wàn wú yī shī

surefire

汪洋

wāng yáng

vast body of water

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