HSK 6 HSK C7-9/V7-9
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搂

/ lōu / 
Strokes

Definition

to draw towards oneself/to gather/to gather up (one's gown, sleeves etc)/to grab (money)/to extort

Example

As a Verb

rake together; gather up

1
Lōu
搂
shùyè
树叶

rake the fallen leaves together

2
Lōu
搂
dì
地

harrow the field

As a Verb

squeeze (money); extort

3
Tāmen
他们
zǎojiù
早就
lōu
搂
jù
足
le
了
  
。

They have already squeezed enough money.

4
Dà
大
bǎ
把
dà
大
bǎ
把
de
地
lōu
搂
qián
钱

extort money in great amounts

5
Lōu
搂
le
了
bùshǎo
不少

make a small fortune

As a Verb

hold/tuck up

6
Lōu
搂
qǐ
起
qúnzi
裙子
shànglóu
上楼

hold up the lower part of a skirt and go upstairs

7
Lōu
搂
qǐ
起
xiùzi
袖子

tuck up one's sleeves

As a Verb

calculate with an abacus; check

8
Ná
拿
suànpán
算盘
yī
一
lōu
搂
  
,
jiù
就
zhīdào
知道
zhuàn
赚
duōshǎo
多少
qián
钱
le
了
  
。

Making a calculation with an abacus, you'll know how much we have earned.

9
Bǎ
把
zhàng
账
lōu
搂
yī
一
lōu
搂

check accounts

As a Verb

pull

10
Lōu
搂
bānjī
扳机

pull the trigger