衔 xián — hold in mouth; hold in mouth; nominal office
这两段公路在这里平稳地衔接。Zhè liǎng duàn gōng lù zài zhè lǐ píng wěn de xián jiē.The two sections of road connect smoothly here.
Common words: 衔接 (xián jiē)、头衔 (tóu xián)、学衔 (xué xián)
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Chinese characters meaning "hold in mouth"
Learn Chinese characters with the meaning "hold in mouth", including 衔 (xián), 衔 (xián). Study pinyin, English meanings, traditional forms, common words…
How to Study This Meaning Group
The English word "hold in mouth" covers 2 different Chinese characters — 衔 (xián), 衔 (xián) — and each is its own word with its own feel. These 2 characters happen to share the reading xián, so lean on the words and written forms to tell them apart. The example sentences further down show how 衔 and the others are actually used, so you learn them in context rather than as a single translation.
- 衔 xiánhold in mouth; hold in mouth; nominal officeUseful words: 衔接, 头衔
- 衔 xiánhold in mouth; hold in mouth; nominal officeUseful words: 衔接, 头衔
Common words for these 2 "hold in mouth" characters
Anchor each of these 2 characters in a word you can picture — start with 衔 (xián) — so "hold in mouth" turns into concrete usage instead of a one-to-one translation.
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衔 xián — hold in mouth; hold in mouth; nominal office
这两段公路在这里平稳地衔接。Zhè liǎng duàn gōng lù zài zhè lǐ píng wěn de xián jiē.The two sections of road connect smoothly here.
Common words: 衔接 (xián jiē)、头衔 (tóu xián)、学衔 (xué xián)
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