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领

lǐng · ling

Traditional 領

HSK 3

Meaning

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  1. neck
  2. collar
  3. to lead
  4. to receive
  5. classifier for clothes, mats, screens etc
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A parcel from mom

  1. Dengdeng

    我(wǒ)要(yào)去(qù)领(lǐng)快递(kuàidì)，你(nǐ)陪(péi)我(wǒ)去(qù)吧(ba)。

    I'm going to pick up a parcel. Come with me.

  2. Liangliang

    你(nǐ)买(mǎi)什么(shénme)了(le)？

    What did you buy?

  3. Dengdeng

    不是(bùshì)我(wǒ)买(mǎi)的(de)，是(shì)我(wǒ)妈(mā)寄来(jìlái)的(de)。

    I didn't buy it. My mom sent it.

  4. Liangliang

    你(nǐ)看(kàn)，一大箱(yīdàxiāng)西瓜(xīguā)！

    Look, a big box of watermelons!

  5. Dengdeng

    这么(zhème)重(zhòng)，一个人(yīgèrén)领(lǐng)不了(bùliǎo)。

    So heavy. One person can't pick it up.

  6. Liangliang

    好(hǎo)，我(wǒ)陪(péi)你(nǐ)领(lǐng)，西瓜(xīguā)分(fēn)我(wǒ)一半(yībàn)。

    OK, I'll go with you to get it, but give me half the watermelons.

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In a sentence

2 examples
01

对(duì)不(bu)起(qǐ)，没(méi)有(yǒu)身(shēn)份(fèn)证(zhèng)是(shì)不(bù)能(néng)领(lǐng)汇(huì)款(kuǎn)的(de)。

I'm sorry, without an I.D. you cannot receive a remittance.

Tatoeba: Chinese by sysko · English by tatomeimei · CC BY 2.0 FR. Pinyin added or corrected.

02

他(tā)今(jīn)天(tiān)去(qù)公(gōng)司(sī)领(lǐng)工(gōng)资(zī)，顺(shùn)便(biàn)把(bǎ)新(xīn)衬(chèn)衫(shān)的(de)领(lǐng)子(zi)整(zhěng)理(lǐ)了(le)一(yí)下(xià)。

He went to the company today to collect his salary, and while he was at it, he straightened the collar of his new shirt.

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