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衔

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Definitions

  1. 1. bit (of a bridle)
  2. 2. to harbor (feelings)
  3. 3. to link
  4. 4. to accept
  5. 5. rank
  6. 6. title

Words Containing 衔

头衔
tóu xián

title

领衔
lǐng xián

leading (role)

名衔
míng xián

rank

结草衔环
jié cǎo xián huán

to repay sb's kind acts (idiom)

钳马衔枚
qián mǎ xián méi

(of a marching army) in utter silence

燕子衔泥垒大窝
yàn zi xián ní lěi dà wō

the swallow's nest is built one beakful of mud at a time (idiom)

警衔
jǐng xián

police rank

职衔
zhí xián

title (position within an organization)

军衔
jūn xián

army rank

衔接
xián jiē

to link up; to connect; to join

马衔
mǎ xián

bit

官衔
guān xián

title

学衔
xué xián

academic title

领衔主演
lǐng xián zhǔ yǎn

leading actors (in a show)

授衔
shòu xián

rank of professor

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