提溜

dīliu

verb

Meanings

1 to carry (by a handle)
2 to dangle from the hand (colloquial)

Characters

to carry / lift

to slide / dangle

Examples

他提溜着一个塑料袋回来了。

Tā dīliuzhe yí ge sùliào dài huílái le.

He came back dangling a plastic bag from his hand.

妈妈一手提溜着菜，一手牵着孩子。

Māma yì shǒu dīliuzhe cài, yì shǒu qiānzhe háizi.

Mom was carrying groceries in one hand and holding the kid with the other.

别把猫耳朵提溜起来。

Bié bǎ māo ěrduo dīliu qǐlai.

Don't lift the cat up by its ears.

Tips

register

CC-CEDICT marks it colloquial and notes Taiwan pronounces it tíliū. Mainland reading is dīliu with a neutral-tone 溜. Implies the object hangs down from your hand — a bag, a dead fish, a cat by the scruff.

Stroke Order

提 tí

溜 liū