tuó

橐

Character · Noun · AdjectiveTraditional槖

bag, sack; sound of heavy footsteps

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Meanings

2 senses · 6 examples
1.

noun

a bag; a sack; a pocket (literary)

literary

Literary term for a bag or sack, often used in classical texts and compound words like 囊橐.

Nǎi乃
tuó橐
qí其
jīn金
 。

Then he bagged his gold.

Fù负
shū书
dān担
tuó橐
 ，
zhōu周
yóu游
liè列
guó国
 。

Carrying books and shouldering a bag, he traveled among the states.

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Náng囊
tuó橐
chōng充
yíng盈
 。

The bags are full.

2.

adjective

onomatopoeia for heavy footsteps; clumping sound

Reduplicated form 橐橐 describes the sound of heavy footsteps, especially from boots or shoes on hard surfaces.

Mén门
wài外
chuán传
lái来
tuó橐
tuó橐
de的
pí皮
xié鞋
shēng声
 。

The sound of heavy leather shoes clumping came from outside the door.

Tā他
chuān穿
zhe着
xuē靴
zi子
 ，
tuó橐
tuó橐
de地
zǒu走
zài在
dì地
bǎn板
shàng上
 。

He wore boots and walked across the floor with a clumping sound.

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Lóu楼
tī梯
jiān间
xiǎng响
qǐ起
tuó橐
tuó橐
de的
jiǎo脚
bù步
shēng声
 。

Heavy footsteps echoed in the stairwell.