Chinese Dictionary

Usage of the character 領

neck
collar
to lead
to receive
classifier for clothes, mats, screens etc

to adopt (a child, pet etc)

collar button

to obtain by impersonation
to falsely claim as one's own

to guide
to lead

to claim (as one's property)
to adopt (a child)
to accept (an illegitimate child as one's own)

supervisor
foreman
head waiter or waitress

to confess one's fault
to accept one's punishment

to possess
to own

collar insignia

white-collar
white-collar worker

territory

LinkedIn (professional networking website)

navigation
navigator
to navigate

to apply (for license, visa etc)

head; boss; chief

red collar
government worker

to lead
to be in front

shirt collar

neckcloth
neckerchief

receiving materials

much obliged
thank you
to ask advice
(ironically or humorously) to experience
to taste

to feel grateful to sb
to appreciate the kindness

to lead the way

leading (role)
heading list of signatories
leading actors (in a show)
starring

bow tie
loop of a necktie
lavaliere

bottle collar

lead
leading
to lead
leadership
leader
CL:位 (wèi),個／个 (gè)

territorial air space

pink collar
woman working in the service industry

to understand
to comprehend

to obtain a certificate or license etc
(esp.) to obtain a marriage certificate; to marry

to receive; to draw; to get

blue-collar
blue-collar worker

skill
ability
capability
CL:項／项 (xiàng),個／个 (gè)

to accept
to receive

to work as a foreman
foreman
supervisor

to receive

to have a taste of
to realize
to appreciate

to lead a group
leader of a group
captain (of sports squad)

head person
leader

gold collar
high-level senior executive
highly-skilled worker

consulate
consular official

to crane one's neck
to await eagerly
to lead
to show the way

consul

to lead (sb, or an animal) away
to collect (e.g. a child left in sb's care beforehand)
to take away

to receive an award

to accept (a favor)
to receive

feudal lord; suzerain; overlord

to lead
to command
to head

to accept an order

to capture; to seize; to occupy by force

to receive

to take the lead
to be first to start

I appreciate your kindness (conventional reply to turn down an offer)

shirt collar

to lead
to command
commander
officer

program (i.e. plan of action)
guiding principle

to be baptized

to lead a chorus
choirmaster
leading singer

gray collar
specialist
technical worker
engineer

domain; sphere; field; territory; area

territorial waters

consent

crew neck
round neck (of pull-over garment, e.g. T-shirt)

collar

turndown collar
lapel

to withdraw (cash from an ATM)

to defraud
to obtain by fraud
to embezzle
fraudulent

necktie
CL:條／条 (tiáo)

collar
neck

to lead troups
(fig.) to lead
leading

main aspects
essentials
gist

territory; domain; estate
(old) fief

to understand
to comprehend
to grasp

high-ranking military officer

to advertise for the owner of lost property

to take the lead in a race
to set the pace

to apply for (a subsidy, unemployment benefit etc)

collar
neckband
neckline
the place where the two ends of a collar meet

leader

consul general

(of clothing) V-neck

(bird species of China) collared owlet (Glaucidium brodiei)

comprehension
perception
feeling

(coll.) (of an actor with a bit part) to receive a boxed meal when one's job is done (phrase used e.g. by movie viewers when a character dies)

(bird species of China) alpine accentor (Prunella collaris)

ruling class
leaders (of society)
oligarchy

interdisciplinary

zǒnglǐngguǎn

consulate general
same as 總領事館／总领事馆 (zǒnglǐngshìguǎn)

leadership authority

a recipient

bellwether

Northern Territory, sparsely populated federal territory extending from center to north of Australia

lǐngbiàndāng

see 領盒飯／领盒饭 (lǐnghéfàn)

consulate

leader

lǐngjiǎngtái

(winner's) podium

low-cut neckline

occupant

leadership (capacity to lead)

leader

(bird species of China) collared babbler (Gampsorhynchus torquatus)

(bird species of China) collared pratincole (Glareola pratincola)

lǐngjiǎoxiāo

(bird species of China) Japanese scops owl (Otus semitorques)

red neckscarf
by extension, a member of the Young Pioneers

lǐnghángyuán

navigator

material requisition form

embassy and consulate

tígāngqièlǐng

to concentrate on the main points (idiom); to bring out the essentials

xīnlǐngshénwù

to understand tacitly (idiom)
to know intuitively
to understand thoroughly

bùdéyàolǐng

to fail to grasp the main points

diéxínglǐngdài

bow tie

xīlǐngjiǎoxiāo

(bird species of China) collared scops owl (Otus lettia)

shīwùzhāolǐng

lost-and-found

xíngdònggānglǐng

action plan
program of action

diéxínglǐngjié

bow tie

báilǐngfèngméi

(bird species of China) white-collared yuhina (Yuhina diademata)

lǐngxiāndìwèi

lead(ing) position

hēilǐngliángniǎo

(bird species of China) black-collared starling (Gracupica nigricollis)

lǐngdǎonénglì

leadership (ability)

húdiélǐngjié

bow tie

shǒudūlǐngdì

capital territory
Australian Capital Territory (ACT) around Canberra 堪培拉

qiáozúyǐnlǐng

waiting on tiptoes and craning one's neck (idiom)
to look forward eagerly
to long for
also pr. (qiàozúyǐnlǐng)

hēilǐngzàoméi

(bird species of China) greater necklaced laughingthrush (Garrulax pectoralis)

lǐngdǎotǒngyù

(Tw) leadership

lǐngdǎoxiǎozǔ

leading small group (LSG), a CCP body that exercises general oversight on matters relating to a specific area (LSG for foreign affairs 外事工作, LSG for comprehensively deepening reforms 全面深化改革 etc)
aka central leading group

shàngjílǐngdǎo

high-level leadership
top brass

dúlǐngfēngsāo

most outstanding
par excellence

shīwùrènlǐng

lost and found

biāoxīnlǐngyì

to bring in the new (idiom); new directions, different creation

jīngshénlǐngxiù

spiritual leader (of a nation or church)
religious leader

lǐngquèzuǐbēi

(bird species of China) collared finchbill (Spizixos semitorques)

lǐngtǔwánzhěng

territorial integrity

gòngtónggānglǐng

common program
formal program of the communist party after 1949, that served as interim national plan

xīnlǐngshénhuì

to understand tacitly (idiom)
to know intuitively
to understand thoroughly

yáoyáo-lǐngxiān

a long way in front; to lead by a wide margin

(bird species of China) collared myna (Acridotheres albocinctus)

yánjiūlǐngyù

research area
field of research

zǒnglǐngshìguǎn

consulate general

shǐlǐngguānyuán

ambassador and consul
diplomat

báilǐngfěicuì

(bird species of China) collared kingfisher (Todiramphus chloris)

lǐngxiánzhǔyǎn

leading actors (in a show)
starring

yōngrénlǐngbān

butler

lǐngdǎojítǐ

leadership group
collective of leaders

hónglǐnglüyīngwǔ

红领绿鹦鹉

[紅領綠鸚鵡]

(bird species of China) rose-ringed parakeet (Psittacula krameri)

xiǎohēilǐngzàoméi

小黑领噪鹛

[小黑領噪鶥]

(bird species of China) lesser necklaced laughingthrush (Garrulax monileger)

Aī'ěrlǎnggēngānglǐng

埃尔朗根纲领

[埃爾朗根綱領]

Felix Klein's Erlangen program (1872) on geometry and group theory

shīfulǐngjìnmén,xiūxíngzàigèrén

师父领进门，修行在个人

[師父領進門，修行在個人]

the master leads you to the door, the rest is up to you
you can lead a horse to water but you can't make him drink