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拎

līn
verb HSK 7 #12,470

Meanings

  1. 1 to carry (by hand, with a handle)
  2. 2 to lift and carry

Examples

她拎着一个购物袋。
Tā līn zhe yī ge gòuwùdài.
She's carrying a shopping bag.
帮我拎一下这个箱子。
Bāng wǒ līn yīxià zhège xiāngzi.
Help me carry this suitcase for a moment.

Tips

usage
拎 specifically means carrying something by gripping a handle or strap — bags, buckets, suitcases. Compare with 提 (tí), which is more standard/formal. 拎 is especially common in northern dialects and Shanghai dialect.

Stroke Order

拎 līn