Definition
攘 (rǎng) is a literary Chinese bound form that appears mostly in fixed expressions and classical idioms. Its core meanings — pushing up sleeves, getting ready for action, or excluding/rejecting — surface in compounds like 攘外安内 ('expel external threats and stabilize the interior') and 攘臂 ('to bare one's arms in determination'). As a bound form it never stands alone as a verb in modern Chinese, so you'll only encounter it inside two-character words or set phrases.
b.f.
(bound form) to push up (sleeves) / to get ready for action(bound form) to exclude / to reject / to resist
Examples
- 攘,。Zhǐyǒu rǎng wài ān nèi, guójiā cáinéng chángzhì jiǔ'ān.Only by expelling external threats and stabilizing the interior can a country enjoy long-term peace.
- 攘,。Tā rǎng bì gāohū, hàozhào dàjiā tuánjié qǐlái.He bared his arms and shouted loudly, calling on everyone to unite.
- 攘。Zhège fāng'àn rǎng chú le suǒyǒu bù hélǐ de jiànyì.This plan rejected all unreasonable suggestions.
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