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lǐng

HSK 3 · word 1689 of 3,000

Meaning

Example sentence

你的领带松了。

nǐ de lǐng dài sōng le

Your tie has come undone.

The character 领

has , a head, on the right: the neck, then the collar around it. Leading by the collar gives 带领 and 领导, 领先 to be out in front — and 本领 is what a person has in hand, a skill.

Words containing 领

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