掣 zai³ {chè}

(verb) 1. to brake; 2. to turn on/off; (noun) switch

掣 zai³ {chè}

1. to pull
2. to draw
3. to pull back
4. to withdraw
5. to flash past

掣板 zai³ baan² {chè bǎn}

an electric switchboard; an operating panel; a trigger

掣電〔-电〕 zai³ din⁶ {chè diàn}

1. to flash
2. a flash (literary)

掣肘 zai³ zau² {chè zhǒu}

1. (lit.) to hold sb by the elbow
2. (fig.) to hold back
3. to impede
4. to handicap