揽

• Pinyin: lǎn
• Desglose de hanzi: 揽 = 扌(hand) + 览 (view, phonetic) — to embrace/take on

Significado

asumir; hacerse cargo de; atraer (clientes)

Can mean physically embracing, taking on tasks or responsibilities, or attracting (customers, business). Also used in the idiom 大包大揽 (to take on everything oneself).

Ejemplos

1. 他一个人揽下了所有的工作。
2. 公司想方设法揽客户。
3. 别什么事都往自己身上揽。

Guía de uso

Contexto: work, business, responsibility

Tono: assertive

Correcto

• 这活儿我揽了。(I'll take on this job.)
• 他喜欢揽功推过。(He likes to claim credit and push blame.)

Incorrecto

• 把揽和抱混淆。(揽 implies taking responsibility or embracing abstractly; 抱 is physical holding)

Origen e historia

Pictophonetic character. 扌(hand) indicates action; 览 (view/survey) provides the sound. Taking in with one's hands.

Contexto cultural

Generación: All ages

Contexto social: Universal