衔

fù qīn jīng cháng xián zhe yī gè dà yān dǒu

父亲经常衔着一个大烟斗。

Father often bit a pipe between his teeth.

yǒu xiē dòng wù xián cǎo yíng cháo

有些动物衔草营巢。

Some animals gather grasses for a nest.

nǐ kě yǐ xùn liàn gǒu qù xián dōng xi

你可以训练狗去衔东西。

You can train a dog to carry things in its mouth.

jìn zàng de chē duì shǒu wěi xiāng xián xíng shǐ zài wān yán qū zhé de gōng lù shang

进藏的车队首尾相衔，行驶在蜿蜒曲折的公路上。

The motorcade into Tibet, end to end, drove on the winding road.

yáng qún shǒu wěi xiāng xián de fǎn huí le yáng lán

羊群首尾相衔地返回了羊栏。

The sheep headed back to the fold end to end.

biǎo yǎn kāi shǐ xùn liàn yǒu sù de dà xiàng men yī tóu xián zhe yī tóu zhěng qí yǒu xù de lái dào wǔ tái zhōng yāng

表演开始，训练有素的大象们，一头衔着一头，整齐有序地来到舞台中央。

At the start of the show, the trained elephants, one followed by the other, move to center stage in an orderly fashion.

xián yuān

衔冤

nurse a bitter sense of injustice

xián bēi

衔悲

harbour sorrow

xián jūn mìng

衔君命

accept the sovereign's orders

tóu xián

头衔

title

dà shǐ xián

大使衔

rank of ambassador

guān xián

官衔

official title