jī​mí

to win over

  • created sense approved 羁縻/羈縻 · jī​mí · to win over — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    羁縻 / 羈縻

    jī​mí

    to win over

    to cajole or use various means to win someone over

    羁 (literal) → 羁/羈 · jī · to restrain 縻 (literal) → 縻 · mí · to tie up

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    created sense

  • created sense approved 羁縻/羈縻 · jī​mí · to detain — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    羁縻 / 羈縻

    jī​mí

    to detain

    (literary) to be detained or held in custody, especially in a foreign land or against one's will

    羁 (literal) → 羁/羈 · jī · to restrain 縻 (literal) → 縻 · mí · to tie up

    Changed: simplified, traditional, gloss, definition, pinyin, variant pinyin, variants, separable parts, decomposition

    created sense

  • created sense approved 羁縻/羈縻 · jī​mí · to control — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    羁縻 / 羈縻

    jī​mí

    to control

    to tether or restrain; to maintain a loose control over peripheral regions or people

    羁 (literal) → 羁/羈 · jī · bridle 縻 (literal) → 縻 · mí · ox halter

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