Meaning
rein in; strangle
Chinese: 勒紧、勒令;用绳收紧。读 lè。
Hear the Four Tones
The same syllable “le” becomes a different word in each tone. 勒 is the 4th tone. Tap any tone to hear a native voice and see its pitch shape.
Stroke Order
Tap Animate to watch the strokes in order, or Practice to trace it yourself.
Common Words
- 情勒qíng lèemotional blackmail
- 勒马lè mǎto guide a horse with the reins; to rein in a horse
- 勒死lēi sǐto strangle
- 格勒gé lè(onom.) laughing sound; glug-glug haha!
- 勒令lè lìngto order; to force
Example Sentence
他用绳子把箱子勒紧了。Tā yòng shéng zi bǎ xiāng zi lēi jǐn le.He tightened the box with a rope.
他用Tā yòngother use绳子shéng zicord把bǎ(marks the object)箱子xiāng zisuitcase勒紧lēi jǐnto tighten了le(completed action)。