Chinese Word: 勒 - Talking Chinese English Dictionary

勒Polyphone (多音字)

Total strokes: 11; Radical: 力

Pictophonetic:革 indicates the sound; 力 (strength) conveys the meaning.

Character Formation:

⿰ Left to right
- 革 [ gé ] leather, animal hide; to reform; to remove
- 力 [ lì ] strength, power; capability, influence

Similar Characters: 靭

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Pinyin: lēi

English Definition:to strap tightly; to bind

Chinese Definition:
①用绳子等捆住和套住，然后用力拉紧：勒紧。
②方言，强制，逼迫。

Example Words:

勒死	lēi sǐ	to strangle
勒紧	lēi jǐn	to tighten
弗洛勒斯岛	fú luò lēi sī dǎo	Flores, Indonesia; also written 弗洛里斯岛
勒勒车	lēi lēi chē	wagon (yoked to beast of burden)
勒毙	lēi bì	to strangle or throttle to death

Pinyin: lè

English Definition:to rein in; to compel; to force; to carve; to engrave; (literary) to command; to lead; bridle; (physics) abbr. for 勒克斯 , lux

Chinese Definition:
①套在牲畜上带帽子的笼头：马勒。
②收住缰绳不使前进：悬崖勒马。
③强制：勒令。勒索。
④统率：勒兵。
⑤雕刻：勒石。勒碑。勒铭。

Example Words:

勾勒	gōu lè	to draw the outline of; to outline; to sketch; to delineate contours of; to give a brief account of
勒令	lè lìng	to order; to force
勒索	lè suǒ	to blackmail; to extort
敲诈勒索	qiāo zhà lè suǒ	extortion and blackmail (idiom)
悬崖勒马	xuán yá lè mǎ	lit. to rein in the horse at the edge of the precipice (idiom); fig. to act in the nick of time

1		bēi bāo dài 背包带 tài jǐn 太紧， lēi dé 勒得 huāng 慌。 The pack straps are too tight. They cut into the flesh.
2		dài zi 带子 tài 太 sōng 松 le 了， zài 再 lēi 勒 yī 一 lēi 勒。 The strap is too loose. Tighten it up a bit.
3		chú le 除了 tā men 他们 hái 还 huì 会 huí dào 回到 ná sǎ lè 拿撒勒。 Except they got to go back to Nazareth.
4		tā men 他们 shuō 说， zhǎo 找 ná sǎ lè 拿撒勒 rén 人 yē sū 耶稣。 And they said, Jesus of Nazareth.
5		ná sǎ lè 拿撒勒 de 的 yē sū 耶稣 zhēn de 真的 cún zài 存在 ma 吗， tā 他 zuò 做 le 了 shén me 什么？ Did Jesus of Nazareth really exist? What did he do?

1		bēi bāo dài 背包带 tài jǐn 太紧， lēi dé 勒得 huāng 慌。 The pack straps are too tight. They cut into the flesh.
2		dài zi 带子 tài 太 sōng 松 le 了， zài 再 lēi 勒 yī 一 lēi 勒。 The strap is too loose. Tighten it up a bit.
3		chú le 除了 tā men 他们 hái 还 huì 会 huí dào 回到 ná sǎ lè 拿撒勒。 Except they got to go back to Nazareth.
4		tā men 他们 shuō 说， zhǎo 找 ná sǎ lè 拿撒勒 rén 人 yē sū 耶稣。 And they said, Jesus of Nazareth.
5		ná sǎ lè 拿撒勒 de 的 yē sū 耶稣 zhēn de 真的 cún zài 存在 ma 吗， tā 他 zuò 做 le 了 shén me 什么？ Did Jesus of Nazareth really exist? What did he do?