juǎn
睊
roll up; curl; scroll
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Meanings
4 senses · 9 examplesverb
to roll up; to curl; to coil
Used for rolling paper, maps, sleeves, etc.
Qǐng请
bǎ把
zhè这
zhāng张
dì地
tú图
juǎn卷
qǐ起
lái来
。
Please roll up this map.
Tā他
juǎn卷
qǐ起
xiù袖
zi子
kāi开
shǐ始
gàn干
huó活
。
He rolled up his sleeves and started working.
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Fēng风
juǎn卷
qǐ起
le了
dì地
shàng上
de的
luò落
yè叶
。
The wind swept up the fallen leaves from the ground.
noun
rolled object; scroll; reel; roll
Refers to items that are naturally or typically rolled, such as film, paintings, or paper rolls.
Zhè这
shì是
yī一
fú幅
gǔ古
dài代
de的
huà画
juàn卷
。
This is an ancient scroll painting.
Jiāo胶
juàn卷
yǐ已
jīng经
hěn很
shǎo少
rén人
yòng用
le了
。
Few people use film rolls anymore.
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Tā他
mǎi买
le了
yī一
juàn卷
wèi卫
shēng生
zhǐ纸
。
He bought a roll of toilet paper.
measure word
roll; coil; spool
Used as a classifier for items that come in rolls.
Wǒ我
mǎi买
le了
yī一
juàn卷
jiāo胶
dài带
。
I bought a roll of adhesive tape.
Qǐng请
gěi给
wǒ我
liǎng两
juàn卷
xiàn线
。
Please give me two spools of thread.
noun
curly hair; curl
Often used in compound words like 卷发.
Tā她
tàng烫
le了
juǎn卷
。
She got a perm/has curly hair now.