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拴

shuān · shuan

Same in simplified and traditional Chinese

HSK 7–9

Meaning

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  1. to tie up
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Tied to the tree

  1. Liangliang

    你的(nǐde)狗(gǒu)呢(ne)？

    Where is your dog?

  2. Dengdeng

    我(wǒ)把(bǎ)它(tā)拴(shuān)在(zài)那棵(nàkē)树(shù)上(shàng)了(le)。

    I tied it to that tree.

  3. Liangliang

    哪棵(nǎkē)树(shù)？那里(nàli)没有(méiyǒu)狗(gǒu)啊(a)。

    Which tree? There's no dog there.

  4. Dengdeng

    不可能(bùkěnéng)！我(wǒ)拴(shuān)得(de)很(hěn)紧(jǐn)！

    Impossible! I tied it tight!

  5. Liangliang

    你(nǐ)看(kàn)，绳子(shéngzi)拴(shuān)在(zài)树(shù)上(shàng)，狗(gǒu)在(zài)你(nǐ)后面(hòumian)呢(ne)。

    Look, the rope is tied to the tree, and the dog is behind you.

  6. Dengdeng

    难怪(nánguài)它(tā)一直(yīzhí)笑着(xiàozhe)看(kàn)我(wǒ)！

    No wonder it's been grinning at me!

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In a sentence

2 examples
01

汤(tāng)姆(mǔ)把(bǎ)线(xiàn)拴(shuān)在(zài)了(le)风(fēng)筝(zheng)上(shàng)。

Tom attached the string to the kite.

Tatoeba: Chinese by fercheung · English by CK · CC BY 2.0 FR. Pinyin added or corrected.

02

请(qǐng)把(bǎ)狗(gǒu)拴(shuān)在(zài)门(mén)口(kǒu)的(de)柱(zhù)子(zi)上(shàng)。

Please tie the dog to the post at the door.

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