Dictionary🇨🇳 Chinese → 🇺🇸 English
捋
lǚ, luō
Description
"捋"是一个动作，意思是用手指顺着长的东西轻轻拉过去。
"捋" is an action meaning to gently pull along something long with your fingers.
比如老人常常捋自己的胡子。
For example, old people often 捋 their beards.
Meanings
捋lǚ
to stroke or smooth with the fingers
他一边想，一边捋着胡子。
He stroked his beard while thinking.
捋luō
to strip off or push along with the hand
她把袖子往上捋了捋。
She rolled up her sleeves.
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Notes
- Reading
捋 is lǚ when stroking/smoothing, luō when stripping or pushing along.
- Nuance
捋 implies a gentle sliding motion of the fingers along something long.
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