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Collins Chinese-English Dictionary

[lǐng]
  1. 1. noun [衣领] collar
  2. 2. noun [脖颈] neck
  3. 3. noun [大纲] outline
  4. 4. verb [带领] lead
  5. 5. verb [占有] possess
    occupy
  6. 6. verb [领取] get
    advertise lost property
    falsely lay claim to
  7. 7. verb [接受] accept
  8. 8. verb [了解] understand
  9. 9. verb [领养] adopt
    这孩子有人了。
    Someone has adopted this child.
  10. 10. adjective belonging to
    territory
  11. 11. measure word
    凉席
    a summer mat
    长袍
    a long dress

Comprehensive Chinese-English Dictionary

[lǐng]
  1. 1. noun neck
    而望
    crane one's neck to see; eagerly look forward to
  2. 2. noun collar; neckband
    把大衣儿翻起来
    turn up one's coat collar
    V-shaped collar
  3. 3. noun outline; main point
    main points; gist
  4. 4. verb lead; usher
    兵打仗
    lead troops into battle
    把客人到餐厅去
    usher the guests into the dining hall
  5. 5. verb have jurisdiction over; be in possession of; be in somebody's possession
    capture; occupy; seize
    territory
  6. 6. verb receive; draw; get
    receive a prize (or an award)
    养老金
    draw one's pension
  7. 7. measure word (used for mats)
    a mat
  8. 8. verb understand; comprehend; grasp
    understand; comprehend; grasp

Contemporary Standard Chinese Dictionary

[lǐng]
  1. 1. 脖子
    而望。
  2. 2.
  3. 3. 要点;纲要
  4. 4. 拥有;管辖
  5. 5. 引导;带
    把客人到上房
    孩子去动物园
    路。
  6. 6. 用于上衣、长袍、席子等
    道袍
    席。
  7. 7. 围成的空当
    鸡心
  8. 8. "1"①跟"颈""项"都指脖子,但"颈"常特指脖子的前部,如"刎颈之交";"项"常特指脖子的后部,如"望其项背"。
  9. 9. 接受
    情。
  10. 10. 取(发给的东西)
    工资。
  11. 11. 了解(其中的含义)
    悟。

Examples

的镰刀不够数。
You didn't get enough sickles to go round.
师傅进门,修行看各人。
The master initiates the apprentices, but their skill depends on their own efforts.
个头,大家跟着一起唱吧。
I'll lead off, if everyone will join in.
挈妇将雏(着妻子,带着孩子)。
我把大伙儿的奖金打趸儿都来了。
我们当中数你年长,还是你着大家干吧!
你的心意我们了。
She walked onto the stage to claim her prize.
她走上台了奖。

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