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掣 (zai3) — meaning, pronunciation, examples

掣 (zai3, chè) — (verb) 1. to brake; 2. to turn on; off; (noun) switch; to pull; to draw; to pull back; to withdraw; to flash past; to drag; to hinder; button

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Level

beyond HSK

Related words

• 掣板 (zai3 baan2) — an electric switchboard; an operating panel; a trigger
• 掣 (cit3) — to pull; to draw; to pull back; to withdraw; to flash past; to drag; to hinder;…
• 掣肘 (zai3 zau2) — to hold sb back by the elbow; to impede; to hinder
• 掣電 (zai3 din6) — to flash; a flash (literary)
• 仔乸 (zai2 naa2) — mother and son (spoken)
• 仔 (zai2) — (of domestic animals or fowls) young; small thing; child; son; slang for one’s …

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