leaf through; browse
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Meanings
1 sense · 4 examplesverb
to leaf through; to browse; to skim
Refers to reading casually without a detailed or systematic study, often to get a general impression. Common for printed materials like books, magazines, and documents.
Tā他
zài在
shū书
diàn店
lǐ里
fān翻
yuè阅
zá杂
zhì志
。
He was browsing magazines in the bookstore.
Zuò做
zuò作
yè业
qián前
，
wǒ我
xiān先
fān翻
yuè阅
le了
yī一
xià下
kè课
běn本
de的
mù目
lù录
。
Before doing my homework, I skimmed through the table of contents of the textbook.
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Zhè这
fèn份
wén文
jiàn件
hěn很
cháng长
，
wǒ我
zhǐ只
shì是
dà大
zhì致
fān翻
yuè阅
le了
yī一
biàn遍
。
This document is very long, I just skimmed through it once.
Hái孩
zi子
men们
xǐ喜
huān欢
fān翻
yuè阅
tú图
huà画
shū书
。
Children enjoy leafing through picture books.