luō

捋

Character · Verb

to strip off; to roll up

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Meanings

1 sense · 3 examples
1.

verb

to strip off; to roll up

Describes an action of gripping and pulling along the length of a flexible object, often to remove something from it (like leaves) or to roll up sleeves.

Hái孩
zi子
men们
zài在
shù树
xià下
luō捋
yú榆
qián钱
er儿
 。

The children are stripping elm seeds under the tree.

Tā他
gàn干
huó活
qián前
xiān先
bǎ把
xiù袖
zi子
luō捋
le了
qǐ起
lái来
 。

He rolled up his sleeves before starting work.

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Tā她
cóng从
shù树
zhī枝
shàng上
luō捋
xià下
jǐ几
piàn片
yè叶
zi子
 。

She stripped a few leaves off the branch.