勒
lè
HSK level: HSK 7–9
Meaning
(literary) bridle; halter; headstall; to rein in; to compel; to force; (literary) to carve; to engrave
Other reading: lēi
to strap tightly; to bind
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勒紧裤带 lēi jǐn kù dài to tighten one's belt海伦·凯勒 Hǎi lún · Kǎi lè Helen Keller, famous American deaf-blind author and activist策勒 Cè lè see 策勒县 Cè lè Xiàn吉勒 Jí lè Gilles克勒 Kè lè Keller or Köhler勒庞 Lè Páng Jean-Marie Le Pen, French Front National extreme right-wing politician马勒 Mǎ lè Mahler弥勒 Mí lè Maitreya, the future Bodhisattva, to come after Shakyamuni Buddha石勒 Shí Lè Shi Le, founder of Later Zhao of the Sixteen Kingdoms 后赵 Hòu Zhào疏勒 Shū lè see 疏勒县 Shū lè Xiàn泰勒 Tài lè Taylor席勒 Xí lè Schiller格勒 gé lè laughing sound勾勒 gōu lè to draw the outline of勒逼 lè bī to coerce勒戒 lè jiè to force sb to give up勒令 lè lìng to order勒马 lè mǎ to guide a horse with the reins勒索 lè suǒ to blackmail勒毙 lēi bì to strangle or throttle to death勒紧 lēi jǐn to tighten勒杀 lēi shā to strangle勒死 lēi sǐ to strangle