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嚆

Character · VerbTraditional薅

pull; uproot (grass); (dialect) obtain (benefit)

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Meanings

3 senses · 6 examples
1.

verb

to pull up; to uproot (grass, weeds)

Specifically refers to removing plants by pulling them up by hand.

Nóng农
mín民
zài在
dì地
li里
hāo薅
cǎo草
 。

The farmer is pulling weeds in the field.

Tā他
xiǎo小
shí时
hou候
cháng常
bāng帮
jiā家
li里
hāo薅
zhū猪
cǎo草
 。

When he was young, he often helped his family pick pigweed.

2.

verb

to grasp; to clutch; to grab

To take hold of something, often with force.

Tā他
hāo薅
zhù住
duì对
fāng方
de的
yī衣
lǐng领
bù不
fàng放
 。

He grabbed the other person's collar and wouldn't let go.

Xiǎo小
māo猫
hāo薅
xià下
lái来
yī一
zhī只
shǒu手
tào套
 。

The kitten pulled down a glove.

3.

verb

to obtain; to get; to reap (benefits, usually in a negative sense)

informal

Often used in colloquial or dialectal speech to imply taking advantage or gaining benefit, sometimes unethically.

Tā他
xiǎng想
cóng从
zhè这
jiàn件
shì事
li里
hāo薅
diǎn点
hǎo好
chù处
 。

He wants to get some benefit out of this matter.

Bié别
zǒng总
xiǎng想
zhe着
hāo薅
gōng公
sī司
de的
yáng羊
máo毛
 。

Don't always think about taking advantage of the company's perks.