How to write 擡, stroke by stroke
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What 擡 means
to lift; to raise; (of two or more persons) to carry; variant of 抬
Ideographic: To lift 扌 up high 臺; 臺 also provides the pronunciation
Words with 擡
- 抬起tái qǐto lift up
- 抬頭tái tóuto raise one's head; to look up; (fig.) to begin to emerge; to show signs of growth; (commerce) account name, or space for writing the name on checks, bills etc
- 抬高tái gāoto raise (price etc)
- 抬舉tái juto lift sth up; to elevate sb; to honor sb (with compliments, gifts, promotions etc); to show great regard; to speak highly; Taiwan pr. [tai2 ju3]
- 抬愛tái àito hold in high regard
- 拉抬lā tái(Tw) to pull sth up; (fig.) to give a boost to; to support
- 擔架抬dān jià táistretcher (for the injured)
- 高抬gāo táito speak highly of sb
- 抬槓tái gàngto bicker; to argue for the sake of arguing; to carry on poles (together with sb else); to carry a coffin on poles
- 哄抬hōng táito artificially inflate; to bid up (the price)
- 抬轎子tái jiào zito carry sb in a sedan chair; flatter; sing praises
- 抬秤tái chènglarge steelyard usu. operated by three people – two to lift it using a pole, and one to adjust the counterweight
擡 in a sentence
zhè kuài shí tou tài zhòng le wú fǎ tái qǐ lái 。
This stone is too heavy to lift.
tā tái tóu tǐng xiōng zǒu lù 。
He was walking with his shoulders squared.
tā lèi dé lián jiǎo yě tái bù qǐ lái le 。
She was so tired that she couldn't walk.
zán bǎ jiā jù tái shàng lóu ba 。
Let's take the furniture upstairs.
bāng wǒ tái bāo guǒ 。
Help me lift the package.