Chinese Word: 掣 - Talking Chinese English Dictionary

掣

Pinyin: chè

English Definition: to pull; to draw; to pull back; to withdraw; to flash past

Chinese Definition:
①拉，拽：掣肘。掣后腿。风驰电掣。
②抽：掣签。

Total strokes: 12; Radical: 手

Pictophonetic:制 indicates the sound; 手 (hand) conveys the meaning.

Character Formation:

⿱ Above to below
- 制 [ zhì ] system; to establish; to manufacture; to overpower
- 手 [ shǒu ] hand

Similar Characters: 揧

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风驰电掣	fēng chí diàn chè	fast as lightning
掣肘	chè zhǒu	(lit.) to hold sb by the elbow; (fig.) to hold back; to impede; to handicap
牵掣	qiān chè	to impede; to hold up
锁掣	suǒ chè	catch (of a lock)
人多掣肘	rén duō chè zhǒu	more hands, less speed (idiom)

1		diàn 电 chè 掣 léi míng 雷鸣。 Lightning flashed and thunder rolled.
2		tā 他 gǎn jǐn 赶紧 chè 掣 huí 回 shǒu 手 qù 去。 He quickly drew back his hand.
3		jiāo chē 骄车 yě 也 tōng guò 通过 rè shuǐ 热水 wèi 为 yǐn 引 chè 掣 jiàng wēn 降温。 Cars also use water to cool their engines.
4		zhào 照 jì sī 祭司 de 的 guī ju 规矩 chè qiān 掣签， dé 得 jìn 进 zhǔ diàn 主殿 shāo xiāng 烧香。 According to the custom of the priest's office, his lot was to burn incense when he went into the temple of the Lord.
5		zài 在 zhè ge 这个 bù zhòu 步骤 zhōng 中， shǐ yòng 使用 3D chè 掣 diǎn 点 biān jí 编辑 pōu miàn 剖面 cān shù 参数。 In this step, use 3D grips to edit section parameters.

1		diàn 电 chè 掣 léi míng 雷鸣。 Lightning flashed and thunder rolled.
2		tā 他 gǎn jǐn 赶紧 chè 掣 huí 回 shǒu 手 qù 去。 He quickly drew back his hand.
3		jiāo chē 骄车 yě 也 tōng guò 通过 rè shuǐ 热水 wèi 为 yǐn 引 chè 掣 jiàng wēn 降温。 Cars also use water to cool their engines.
4		zhào 照 jì sī 祭司 de 的 guī ju 规矩 chè qiān 掣签， dé 得 jìn 进 zhǔ diàn 主殿 shāo xiāng 烧香。 According to the custom of the priest's office, his lot was to burn incense when he went into the temple of the Lord.
5		zài 在 zhè ge 这个 bù zhòu 步骤 zhōng 中， shǐ yòng 使用 3D chè 掣 diǎn 点 biān jí 编辑 pōu miàn 剖面 cān shù 参数。 In this step, use 3D grips to edit section parameters.