chuài
揣
used in fixed phrases
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Meanings
1 sense · 5 examplesverb
only used in fixed compounds
Only appears in the compound words 囊揣 (nāngchuài: soft and flabby; cowardly) and 挣揣 (zhèngchuài: to strive; to struggle).
Tā他
kàn看
qǐlái起
yǒudiǎn来
nāngchuài有
bùgǎn点
hé囊
biérén揣
，
zhēngzhí不
敢
和
别
人
争
执
。
He looks a bit cowardly and doesn't dare to argue with others.
Tā他
yīshēng一
dōu生
zài都
wèile在
shēnghuó为
ér了
zhèngchuài生
活
而
挣
揣
。
He spent his whole life striving for a living.
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Zhège这
niánqīng个
rén年
kàn轻
qǐlái人
bìng看
bù起
nāngchuài来
hěn并
yǒu不
dāndāng囊
揣
，
很
有
担
当
。
This young man doesn't look cowardly at all, he is very responsible.
Lǎoyībèi老
rén一
niánqīng辈
shí人
dōu年
wèile轻
yǎngjiā时
hǔkǒu都
ér为
zhèngchuài了
养
家
糊
口
而
挣
揣
。
When they were young, the older generation struggled to support their families.
Tā他
de的
shēntǐ身
kàn体
qǐlái看
yǒuxiē起
nāngchuài来
xūyào有
jiāqiáng些
duànliàn囊
揣
，
需
要
加
强
锻
炼
。
His body looks a bit flabby, he needs to exercise more.