chè zhǒu

掣肘 (chè zhǒu) is a Chinese word meaning “to hold sb back by the elbow; to impede; to hinder”.

Meanings

  1. 1to hold sb back by the elbow; to impede; to hinder

Characters in 掣肘

掣chè · to pull肘zhǒu · elbow

Related words

手肘elbow肘elbow胳膊肘elbow掣to pull肘子pork shoulder风驰电掣fast as lightning捉襟见肘lit. pulling on the lapels exposes the elbows (idiom)安全掣emergency stop手掣handbrake掣电to flash牵掣to impede锁掣catch (of a lock)

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