搂 (lǒu) — to hug, to embrace; to gather up, to collect (scattered items); (derogatory) to extort, to rake in (money) illicitly
Definition
搂 (lǒu) means a casual, physical 'hug' — usually one-armed, drawing someone close. 比 拥抱 tighter and more colloquial; 比 抱 more emphatic and often implies scooping in.
verb
to hugto embraceto gather upto collect (scattered items)(derogatory) to extortto rake in (money) illicitly
Examples
- 搂。Nà duì qíng lǚ zài gōng yuán lǐ jǐn jǐn lǒu zhe.That couple was hugging tightly in the park.
- 搂，。Tā bǎ sàn luò de yī fu lǒu dào yì qǐ, fàng jìn le yī guì.He gathered the scattered clothes together and put them into the wardrobe.
- 搂，。Tā lì yòng zhí wù zhī biàn lǒu le bù shǎo qián, zuì hòu bèi chá le.He used his position to rake in a lot of money, and eventually got investigated.
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