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Characters, words, pinyin or English

拎 līn to lift

to lift; to haul; to take; to carry in one's hand

How to remember 拎: 扌 hand + 令 command = to lift. At the sergeant's command, each recruit grabs a heavy bag in one hand and tries to lift it over the wall.

  • HSK 7
  • 8 strokes
  • Radical 扌

Component breakdown

拎 = 扌 hand + 令 command

  • 扌 hand
  • 令 command
The Gushi story

At the sergeant's command, each recruit grabs a heavy bag in one hand and tries to lift it over the wall.

How it is used

  • Colloquial 'to carry by hand, dangling': 拎着一袋菜 (līnzhe yí dài cài) carrying a bag of vegetables, 拎包 (līn bāo) to carry a bag.
  • 拎不清 (līn bù qīng) = (Shanghainese-flavored) to be clueless / fail to read the situation.
  • Similar to 提 (tí) but more colloquial and casual.