created sense approved 絷维/縶維 · zhíwéi · to retain talent — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"
絷维 / 縶維
zhíwéi
to retain talent
To retain or persuade a person of talent to stay; used metaphorically for keeping skilled people in service.
絷 (literal) → 絷/縶 · zhí · to tie up 维 (literal) → 维/維 · wéi · to tie
Changed: simplified, traditional, gloss, definition, pinyin, variant pinyin, variants, separable parts, decomposition
created sense approved 絷维/縶維 · zhíwéi · to tether — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"
絷维 / 縶維
zhíwéi
to tether
To tie up or tether (a horse or animal); to bind
絷 (literal) → 絷/縶 · zhí · to tie up 维 (literal) → 维/維 · wéi · to tie
Changed: simplified, traditional, gloss, definition, pinyin, variant pinyin, variants, separable parts, decomposition