gé
搿
hug tightly; embrace (dialect)
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Meanings
1 sense · 4 examplesverb
to hug tightly; to embrace forcefully
dialectChiefly used in Wu dialects (e.g., Shanghainese). Can also mean to hold firmly or to shake hands (搿手).
Dì弟
di弟
yòng用
lì力
gé搿
zhù住
mā妈
ma妈
de的
bó脖
zi子
。
The little brother hugged his mom's neck tightly.
Liǎng两
gè个
lǎo老
péng朋
you友
yī一
jiàn见
miàn面
jiù就
jǐn紧
jǐn紧
gé搿
zài在
yī一
qǐ起
。
The two old friends hugged each other tightly as soon as they met.
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Zhè这
gè个
xiāng箱
zi子
hěn很
chén沉
，
yào要
yòng用
lì力
gé搿
cái才
néng能
bān搬
qǐ起
lai来
。
This box is very heavy; you have to hug it tightly to lift it.
Shàng上
hǎi海
huà话
li里
，
gé搿
shǒu手
jiù就
shì是
wò握
shǒu手
de的
yì意
si思
。
In Shanghainese, 'ge shou' means to shake hands.