扼腕 (è wàn): Meaning, Examples & Usage
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扼腕
扼腕 (è wàn): Clutch one's wrist (in regret or anger) (verb) — Meaning & Stroke Order
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扼 • è • grasp, clutch; choke, strangle
è
扼
grasp, clutch; choke, strangle
腕 • wàn • wrist
wàn
腕
wrist
Words Sharing Characters
More common words that include characters from 扼腕.
Words with
扼
扼守
è shǒu
hold (a strategic point); guard
扼杀
è shā
strangle; stifle
扼死
è sǐ
to strangle to death
扼要
è yào
to the point; concise
Words with
腕
手腕
shǒu wàn
Wrist
大腕
dà wàn
big shot; top star
大腕儿
dà wàn r
erhua variant of 腕
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Example Sentences with 扼腕
tā
他
shī
失
bài
败
hòu
后
è
扼
wàn
腕
tàn
叹
xī
息
。
After his failure, he clutched his wrist in regret and sighed.
kàn
看
dào
到
qiú
球
duì
队
shū
输
qiú
球
，
qiú
球
mí
迷
è
tā
他
yīn
因
cuò
错
shī
失
liáng
良
jī
机
ér
而
è
扼
wàn
腕
扼
wàn
腕
bù
不
yǐ
已
。
Seeing the team lose, the fans clutched their wrists in regret endlessly.
fèn
愤
nù
怒
。
He clutched his wrist in anger over missing a good opportunity.
