- 提纲挈领 tígāngqièlǐng to concentrate on main pointsto concentrate on the main points or bring out the essentials; to grasp the key aspects of a matter. Literally means lifting a net by its main rope and holding a coat by its collar.
- 提挈 tíqiè to leadto command; to lead (e.g. an army)
- 左提右挈 zuǒtíyòuqiè to support and assist each otherto help one another; to work in close coordination (as of two people or groups)
- 挈带 qièdài to take along(literary) to take along; to bring someone with you
- 带挈 dàiqiè to take alongto take someone along or lead them on a journey
- 扶老挈幼 fúlǎoqièyòu bringing everyone alongsupporting the elderly and leading the young by the hand; to bring the whole family along, both young and old
- 挈挈 qièqiè urgentdescribes a sense of urgency or being in a rush
- 挈瓶之知 qièpíngzhīzhī shallow knowledgetrivial knowledge or petty cleverness; literally the limited capacity of a water bottle
- 挈眷 qièjuàn to take one's family alongTo lead or bring one's family members along with one
- 挈领 qièlǐng to summarizeTo present the main points or make a summary; often used in the idiom [[提纲挈领|提綱挈領|ti2 gang1 qie4 ling3]].
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- Frequency data
- MTSU Chinese text computingSUBTLEX-CH