liāo
撂
lift up; tease
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Meanings
2 senses · 10 examplesverb
to lift up; to raise up
informalRefers to lifting up a piece of clothing, curtain, or other fabric.
Tā她
liāo撩
qǐ起
qún裙
bǎn摆
kuà跨
guò过
le了
shuǐ水
kēng坑
。
She lifted up her skirt to step across the puddle.
Tā他
liāo撩
qǐ起
xiù袖
zi子
lù露
chū出
gē胳
bo膊
shàng上
de的
wén纹
shēn身
。
He rolled up his sleeve to reveal the tattoo on his arm.
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Qǐng请
liāo撩
qǐ起
chuāng窗
lián帘
ràng让
yáng阳
guāng光
zhào照
jìn进
lái来
。
Please lift the curtain to let sunlight shine in.
Hái孩
zi子
liāo撩
qǐ起
yī衣
jiǎo角
cā擦
liǎn脸
shàng上
de的
hàn汗
。
The child lifted up his shirt corner to wipe the sweat off his face.
Tā她
liāo撩
qǐ起
tóu头
fà发
bié别
dào到
ěr耳
hòu后
。
She tucked her hair behind her ear.
verb
to tease; to flirt with
informalUsed in informal contexts to describe playful or romantic teasing.
Tā他
zǒng总
ài爱
liāo撩
xīn新
lái来
de的
nǚ女
tóng同
shì事
。
He always likes to flirt with the new female colleague.
Bù不
yào要
liāo撩
nà那
zhī只
xiōng凶
měng猛
de的
gǒu狗
。
Don't tease that fierce dog.
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Hái孩
zi子
men们
hù互
xiāng相
liāo撩
zhe着
wán玩
。
The children teased each other while playing.
Tā他
yòng用
wán玩
xiào笑
huà话
liāo撩
tā她
，
dòu逗
de得
tā她
hā哈
hā哈
dà大
xiào笑
。
He teased her with a joke, making her laugh out loud.
Bié别
zǒng总
liāo撩
wǒ我
，
wǒ我
rèn认
zhēn真
gōng工
zuò作
ne呢
。
Stop teasing me, I'm working seriously.