Chinese word dictionary

易拉罐

yìlāguàn · pull-top can; easy-open can (with ring-pull)

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Word information

Simplified易拉罐

Traditional易拉罐

Pinyinyìlāguàn

Part of speech名

HSK 3.07-9

HSK 2.0Not listed

Character breakdown

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

易yì

to change; to exchange, to trade; simple, easy

拉lā

to pull, to drag; to seize, to hold; to lengthen; to play (a violin)

罐guàn

jar, jug, pitcher, pot

How to learn 易拉罐

Listen once without reading, repeat the pinyin with its tones, then write every character in sequence. Finally, recall the complete meaning instead of memorizing each character as an isolated translation.

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Words with the same characters

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容易róngyì

easy; straightforward; likely; liable to; apt to

拉lā

to pull; to play (a bowed instrument); to drag; to draw; to chat; (coll.) to empty one's bowels

交易jiāoyì

to deal; to trade; to transact; transaction; deal; CL:筆|笔[bi3]

轻易qīngyì

easy; simple; rashly; offhandedly

罐guàn

can; jar; pot; variant of 罐[guan4]

好容易hǎoróngyì

(idiomatic usage) with great difficulty; to have a hard time (convincing sb, relinquishing sth etc); (literal usage) so easy