撵 niǎn
- Strokes
- 15
- Radical
- 扌 — hand
- Made of
- 扌 hand 辇 hand-cart
- How it's built
- Phono-semantic — one part hints at the meaning, another at the sound
撵
niǎn
to drive away; to chase; to push along
Character
Example phrases
- 城管没有简单地撵走摊贩，而是把他们引导到临时市场。 Chéngguǎn méiyǒu jiǎndān de niǎnzǒu tānfàn, ér shì bǎ tāmen yǐndǎo dào línshí shìchǎng. The urban management officers did not simply drive the vendors away, but guided them to a temporary market.
- 奶奶拿着扫帚把院子里的鸡撵出去了。 Nǎinai názhe sàozhou bǎ yuànzi lǐ de jī niǎn chūqù le. Grandma took a broom and chased the chickens out of the yard.
- 孩子们把偷吃樱桃的小鸟撵走了。 Háizimen bǎ tōu chī yīngtao de xiǎoniǎo niǎnzǒu le. The children chased away the little birds that were stealing the cherries.
Related words
- 牵扯 qiānchě to involve; to be connected with
- 使唤 shǐhuan to order around; to make someone do things
- 裂痕 lièhén crack; rift
- 强加 qiángjiā to impose by force
- 磨合 móhé to run in; to adjust; to get used to working together
- 屈服 qūfú to submit; to yield
- 宽松 kuānsōng loose; relaxed; lenient
- 轻视 qīngshì to look down on; to neglect; to underestimate
- 拉拢 lālǒng to win over; to draw in
- 排斥 páichì to reject; to exclude; to repel
- 亏待 kuīdài to treat unfairly; to treat shabbily
- 抛弃 pāoqì to abandon; to discard