扼腕(è wàn)

2 characters

to wring one's hands (literally wring one's wrists)

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Word information

Pinyin
è wàn
Meaning
to wring one's hands (literally wring one's wrists)
HSK level
—
Characters
2
Traditional
Same

Related words

Common words sharing a character with 扼腕 — tap one to open its word page.

shǒu手wàn腕
HSK 7-9

wrist

è扼zhì制

to control

è扼hóu喉fǔ抚bèi背

lit. to strangle the front and press the back (idiom)

è扼shǒu守

to hold a pass

è扼shā杀

to strangle

è扼jīn襟kòng控yān咽

to secure a stranglehold (idiom); fig. to hold a strategic pass

è扼yào要

to the point

jiǎn简míng明è扼yào要

brief and to the point (idiom)

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