welwe

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welwe [wɤ⁵⁵wɤ³³]verb_transitive
ENto pile up (i.e. disorderly; reduplicated verb indicates continuation of action); to round up (e.g. cattle); to come or gather together, to gather around (e.g. a campfire); to keep (house), to run (one's home); to diligently run one's house
中文堆（重叠表示动作的持续）; 赶拢，聚拢; 聚一起，聚集; 持（家）; 好好持家
welwe [wɤ⁵⁵wɤ³³]adjective
ENround
中文圆形

Linguistic detail

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Part of speechverb_transitive
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Part of speechadjective

Usage examples

Nimei ggvq hol neiq ye yil, elnigvl yuq welwe bel esseisseiq lei wul bbee laq.
The sun is about to set, so let's (i.e. the two of us) round up the sheep and slowly head back home.
太阳快下山了，咱们赶拢羊群慢慢回去吧。
Jigaiq cheenihal seil, ddeehual bbei gai teiq welwe bbei quiqzhul dalhuil ddeezail kai bbee chee jjaiq jjeq ye.
When (everyone) is busy (i.e. with farm work), it is very difficult to get everyone together to hold a mass rally.
农忙的时候，要把大家聚在一起开群众大会真是很难。
Naqxi seil, mil chee baba leel welwe bbei dal me gvl seil, xi sseeq me bie shel ddu.
Naxi are wont to say that if a woman doesn't know how to make round flatbread, (she) can't get married.
纳西人认为，要是女孩子做粑粑做得不圆，就不能出嫁。

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