略帶

简 略带 · 繁 略帶
Mandarin · pinyin lüè dài

Meanings

  1. to have (an attribute) to a small degree; to have a touch of
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略
lüè · approximately, roughly; outline
帶
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带
dài · belt, girdle, band, strap, zone
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4–4 · lu:e4 dai4

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verb

  1. to vaguely carry; to slightly have

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