juǎn

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Character · VerbTraditional卷

roll up; wrap

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Meanings

1 sense · 3 examples
1.

verb

to roll up; to roll sleeves

literary

Literary/Classical Chinese usage. Most common modern meaning is 'to roll up' or 'to curl'.

Tā他
juǎn卷
qǐ起
xiù袖
zi子
zhǔn准
bèi备
gàn干
huó活
 。

He rolled up his sleeves, ready to work.

Zhè这
fú幅
huà画
kě可
yǐ以
juǎn卷
qǐ起
lái来
bǎo保
cún存
 。

This painting can be rolled up for storage.

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Yī一
zhèn阵
fēng风
juǎn卷
qǐ起
le了
dì地
shàng上
de的
luò落
yè叶
 。

A gust of wind swept up the fallen leaves on the ground.