衔 (銜)
xián
Pinyin

Definition

衔 (銜)
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xián
  1. bit (of a bridle)
  2. to hold in the mouth
  3. to harbor (feelings)
  4. to link
  5. to accept
  6. rank
  7. title

Character Decomposition

Related Words (10)

衔接
xián jiē
  1. 1 to join together
  2. 2 to combine
领衔
lǐng xián
  1. 1 leading (role)
  2. 2 heading list of signatories
  3. 3 leading actors (in a show)
  4. 4 starring
头衔
tóu xián
  1. 1 title
  2. 2 rank
  3. 3 appellation
军衔
jūn xián
  1. 1 army rank
  2. 2 military rank
衔
xián
  1. 1 bit (of a bridle)
  2. 2 to hold in the mouth
  3. 3 to harbor (feelings)
  4. 4 to link
  5. 5 to accept
  6. 6 rank
  7. 7 title

Idioms (3)

燕子衔泥垒大窝
yàn zi xián ní lěi dà wō
  1. 1 the swallow's nest is built one beakful of mud at a time (idiom)
  2. 2 many a little makes a mickle
结草衔环
jié cǎo xián huán
  1. 1 to repay sb's kind acts (idiom)
钳马衔枚
qián mǎ xián méi
  1. 1 with horses and soldiers gagged (idiom)
  2. 2 (of a marching army) in utter silence

Sample Sentences

语言能力之所以无法提升，并且句子漏洞百出，其实是因为你并没有真的“认得”句子里的每个单词。或者说，你的大脑，并没有储存足够多、或是足够正确的信息，让这句话里每个词汇都能无缝衔接。
yǔyán nénglì zhī suǒyǐ wúfǎ tíshēng ，bìngqiě jùzi lòudòngbǎichū ，qíshí shì yīnwèi nǐ bìng méiyǒu zhēnde “rèndé ”jùzi lǐ de měige dāncí 。huòzhěshuō ，nǐ de dànǎo ，bìng méiyǒu chǔcún zúgòu duō 、huòshì zúgòu zhèngquè de xìnxī ，ràng zhè jù huà lǐ měige cíhuì dōu néng wúfèng xiánjiē 。
If you're unable to improve your linguistic competence or if you make many errors in speech, it's actually because you really don't know every word in the sentence, or, that is to say, your brain hasn't stored up enough or the correct information to allow the sentence to come together seamlessly.
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在海外求学的经验也培养了我的国际观，面对各种挑战，我都能够以更宽阔的眼界去思考，在英文报社担任记者的时候，曾多次获得最佳记者头衔。
zàihǎiwài qiúxué de jīngyàn yě péiyǎng le wǒ de guójì guān ，miànduì gèzhǒng tiǎozhàn ，wǒ dōu nénggòu yǐ gèng kuānkuò de yǎnjiè qù sīkǎo ，zài Yīngwén bàoshè dānrèn jìzhě de shíhou ，céng duōcì huòdé zuìjiā jìzhě tóuxián 。
Studying abroad has helped me gain a more international perspective, and in the face of all kinds of challenges, I can always think of things from a wider angle. When I worked as a journalist for the English-language paper, I received the best journalist awards on several occasions.
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浦东新区区委办行政审批制度改革处处长肖林说，原来外籍人员来华工作，先要进行体检再到人社部门申请工作许可，再凭工作许可证去出入境办理居留许可，全程无缝衔接也要22个工作日。
Pǔdōngxīnqū qū Wěi bàn xíngzhèng shěnpī zhìdù gǎigé chùchù cháng xiàolín shuō ，yuánlái wàijí rényuán láiHuá gōngzuò ，xiān yào jìnxíng tǐjiǎn zài dào rén shè bùmén shēnqǐng gōngzuò xǔkě ，zài píng gōngzuò xǔkězhèng qù chūrù jìng bànlǐ jūliú xǔkě ，quánchéng wúfèng xiánjiē yě yào ge gōngzuòrì 。
Xiao Lin, director of the reform department of the administrative examination and approval system of the Pudong New Area District Office, said that the foreigners who came to work in China must first undergo a medical examination, then apply for a work permit to the human society department, and then apply for a residence permit with the work permit. It takes 22 working days to connect seamlessly
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听见又怎么样？大家都知道她也只靠她那张脸吃饭，空挂着一个总监的头衔。总监？监个头！她能“监”出什么来我才不信。
tīngjiàn yòu zěnmeyàng ？dàjiā dōu zhīdào tā yě zhī kào tā nà zhāng liǎn chīfàn ，kòng guà zhe yī gè zǒngjiān de tóuxián 。zǒngjiān ？jiān gètóu ！tā néng “jiān ”chū shénme lái wǒ cái búxìn 。
So what if they hear? Everyone knows she only gets by because of her pretty face, along with that empty title of hers. Director? Direct my ass? What exactly is she capable of directing?
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这样吧，这部片子的女二号肯定是不能换了，不过我会给你增加一倍的戏份。另外，领衔主演加上你的名字。
zhèyàng ba ，zhè bù piānzi de nǚ èrhào kěndìng shì bùnéng huàn le ，bùguò wǒ huì gěi nǐ zēngjiā yī bèi de xìfèn 。lìngwài ，lǐngxiánzhǔyǎn jiāshàng nǐ de míngzi 。
How about this: we definitely can't change the number two leading actress in this movie, but I'll double your scenes. In addition to that, I'll add your name to the list of main actors and actresses.
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