领

Neck in Chinese: 领 (lǐng)

lǐng

neck

HSK 3.0 Level 3Traditional: 領1 example sentence

Definitions

  1. 1neck
  2. 2collar
  3. 3to lead
  4. 4to receive
  5. 5classifier for clothes, mats, screens etc

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领

Zhuyin

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ㄌㄧㄥˇ

lǐng

ㄌ/ lㄧ/ iㄥ/ engˇ/ third tone

Simplified & traditional

领

Simplified

領

Traditional

Example sentences

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  • 这件衬衫的领太小了。

    zhè jiàn chèn shān de lǐng tài xiǎo le。

    The collar of this shirt is too small.

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Related words

本领

běn lǐng

skill

领导

lǐng dǎo

lead

领域

lǐng yù

domain

带领

dài lǐng

to guide

领先

lǐng xiān

to lead

领带

lǐng dài

necktie

率领

shuài lǐng

to lead

占领

zhàn lǐng

to capture

白领

bái lǐng

white-collar

蓝领

lán lǐng

blue-collar

领取

lǐng qǔ

to receive

领袖

lǐng xiù

leader

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