Chinese word dictionary

揣在怀里

chuāi zài huái lǐ · to tuck into one's bosom

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Word information

Simplified揣在怀里

Traditional揣在懷裡

Pinyinchuāi zài huái lǐ

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Character breakdown

Study each Hanzi separately, then return to the complete word so pronunciation, meaning, and movement stay connected.

揣chuāi

to stow in one's clothes; to estimate, to guess, to figure

在zài

at, in, on; to exist; used to indicate the present progressive tense

怀huái

bosom, breast; to carry in one's bosom

里lǐ

unit of distance equal to 0.5km; village; lane

How to learn 揣在怀里

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里lǐ

Li (surname); li, ancient measure of length, approx. 500 m; neighborhood; ancient administrative unit of 25 families; (Tw) borough, administrative unit between the township 鎮|镇[zhen4] and neighborhood 鄰|邻[lin2] levels; lining; interior; inside; internal; also written 裏|里[li3]; variant of 裡|里[li3]

哪里nǎlǐ

where?; somewhere; anywhere; wherever; nowhere (negative answer to question); humble expression denying compliment; where?; somewhere; anywhere; wherever; nowhere (negative answer to question); humble expression denying compliment; also written 哪裡|哪里

那里nàlǐ

there; that place

现在xiànzài

now; at present; currently

在zài

to exist; to be alive; (of sb or sth) to be (located) at; (used before a verb to indicate an action in progress)

这里zhèlǐ

here; variant of 這裡|这里[zhe4 li3]