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搂 lǒu

to hug

Strokes
12
Level
HSK 6
Radical
扌
Traditional
摟
Type
Picto-phonetic
Made of 扌娄 ⿰扌娄

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  1. 妈妈把孩子搂在怀里。
    Māma bǎ háizi lǒu zài huái lǐ.
    Mom held the child in her arms.
    mom (particle) child hug at bosom in
  2. 你能不能搂一下我？
    Nǐ néng bu néng lǒu yíxià wǒ?
    Can you give me a hug?
    you can not-can hug a-bit me
  3. 天冷，你搂紧他吧。
    Tiān lěng, nǐ lǒu jǐn tā ba.
    It's cold, hold him tight.
    sky cold, you hug tight him (suggestion)
  4. 他没有搂着孩子，只是牵着手。
    Tā méiyǒu lǒuzhe háizi, zhǐshì qiānzhe shǒu.
    He wasn't hugging the child, just holding hands.
    he not-have hug(ing) child, only-is hold(ing) hand
  5. 分别的时候，他们在车站互相搂了一下。
    Fēnbié de shíhou, tāmen zài chēzhàn hùxiāng lǒule yíxià.
    When they parted, they hugged each other briefly at the station.
    part (particle) time, they at station each-other hug(ed) a-bit

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