níu kéo
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cling to
Verb
cling to
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Meaning
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Meaning
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Sense 1
Verb
cling to Core Actions
To cling to means to hold onto something or someone very tightly, often to prevent a relationship or situation from ending.
vi Cô ấy cố gắng níu kéo mối quan hệ cuối cùng.
en She tries to cling to the final relationship.
Parts
níu / kéo / A compound of níu + kéo …
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Parts
níu / kéo / A compound of níu + kéo …
OriginA compound of níu + kéo
Chinese characters
Estimated from syllable mapping
Representative candidate
𢶑撟
Candidates by syllable
níu
𢶑（𢯨 / 𢶐 / 𢷃）
kéo
撟（捁 / 𢫃 / 𢹣 / 𦀽）
Bold marks a representative candidate assembled from per-syllable character mappings. Parentheses show other candidates for the same syllable. It is not necessarily a source-aligned spelling for the whole word.
Similar
níu / cling to
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Similar
níu / cling to
Use
trì níu / trì kéo / ngăn kéo / kéo dài …
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Use
trì níu / trì kéo / ngăn kéo / kéo dài …