jiāng

缰

Character · NounTraditional繮

reins; bridle

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Meanings

1 sense · 4 examples
1.

noun

reins; bridle (for controlling a horse)

literary

A leather or rope strap attached to a horse's bit, used by a rider or driver to control the animal. The character often appears in classical or descriptive contexts related to horseback riding.

Tā他
jǐn紧
jǐn紧
zhuā抓
zhù住
jiāng缰
shéng绳
 ,
kòng控
zhì制
zhù住
le了
shòu受
jīng惊
de的
mǎ马
 。

He tightly grasped the reins and controlled the startled horse.

Zhè这
pǐ匹
mǎ马
de的
jiāng缰
shéng绳
shì是
yòng用
shàng上
hǎo好
de的
pí皮
gé革
zhì制
chéng成
de的
 。

This horse's reins are made of high-quality leather.

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Chéng成
yǔ语
 “
xìn信
mǎ马
yóu由
jiāng缰
 ”
bǐ比
yù喻
màn漫
wú无
mù目
dì的
de地
xíng行
dòng动
 。

The idiom '信马由缰' (xin ma you jiang) means to act aimlessly.

Nà那
tóu头
tuō脱
jiāng缰
de的
yě野
mǎ马
zài在
cǎo草
yuán原
shàng上
kuáng狂
bēn奔
 。

That wild horse that broke free from its reins galloped wildly across the grassland.