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Meaning of 撂

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Pinyin: liào
English Definition: to put down; to leave behind; to throw or knock down; to abandon or discard
Chinese Definition:
①放,搁:他撂下饭碗走了。
②弄倒:撂跤。手一使劲,就把他撂倒了。
③丢,抛弃:撂荒。撂挑子。
Total strokes: 14; Radical:
Pictophonetic: indicates the sound; (hand) conveys the meaning.
Character Formation:
  • Left to right
    • [ shǒu ] hand
    • [lüe4] approximately, roughly; outline
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Example Words
撂倒 liào dǎo to knock down; to mow down
撂地 liào (of folk artists) to give a performance at a temple fair or on the street etc
撂地摊 liào tān see 撂地
撂挑 liào tiāo lit. to put down the load; to quit one's job or responsibiities
More:撂* | *撂 | *撂*
Example Sentences
1
Let down the curtain.
2
西
He put everything down on the floor.
3
She lied freely from that moment on.
4
Today I just put my feet up on my desk and faint completely.
5
He was right that building schools tends to promote stability more than dropping bombs.