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HSK 5Character · Noun · Measure word

fan; flat object; measure word for doors/windows

Tone colorsmāmámǎmàma

Meanings

3 senses · 15 examples
1.

noun

fan (cooling tool)

Refers to flat tools used to create airflow for cooling

Xià夏
tiān天
wǒ我
xǐ喜
huan欢
yòng用
zhǐ纸
zhì质
shàn扇
zi子
chéng乘
liáng凉
 。

I like to use paper fans to cool down in summer.

Fáng房
jiān间
lǐ里
de的
diàn电
shàn扇
huài坏
le了
 ,
méi没
fǎ法
chéng乘
liáng凉
 。

The electric fan in the room broke, so we couldn't cool down.

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Yé爷
ye爷
shǒu手
lǐ里
zǒng总
ná拿
zhe着
yī一
bǎ把
pú蒲
shàn扇
 。

Grandpa always holds a cattail fan in his hand.

Tā她
dǎ打
kāi开
zhé折
shàn扇
lù露
chū出
le了
lǐ里
miàn面
de的
huà画
 。

She opened the folding fan to reveal the painting inside.

Gǔ古
dài代
wén文
rén人
jīng经
cháng常
zài在
shàn扇
zi子
shàng上
tí题
shī诗
zuò作
huà画
 。

Ancient scholars often wrote poems and painted on fans.

2.

noun

flat/plate-shaped object

Used for various flat structural components

Zhè这
shàn扇
mén门
yǐ已
jīng经
huài坏
le了
 ,
xū需
yào要
gēng更
huàn换
 。

This door is broken and needs to be replaced.

Fáng房
jiān间
lǐ里
zhuāng装
le了
yī一
shàn扇
gé隔
yīn音
gé隔
shàn扇
 。

A soundproof partition was installed in the room.

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Chú厨
fáng房
de的
gé隔
shàn扇
dǎng挡
zhù住
le了
yóu油
yān烟
 。

The kitchen partition blocked the cooking fumes.

Tā他
zài在
qiáng墙
shàng上
zhuāng装
le了
yī一
shàn扇
zhuāng装
shì饰
bǎn板
 。

He installed a decorative panel on the wall.

Zhè这
zhǒng种
chuāng窗
shàn扇
kě可
yǐ以
zuǒ左
yòu右
huá滑
dòng动
 。

This type of window sash can slide left and right.

3.

measure word

measure word for doors, windows, mills, etc.

Standard measure word for flat, framed objects like doors, windows, and grinding stones

Wǒ我
men们
jiā家
yǒu有
yī一
shàn扇
xīn新
de的
fáng防
dào盗
mén门
 。

My family has a new security door.

Jiào教
shì室
de的
liǎng两
shàn扇
chuāng窗
hù户
dōu都
dǎ打
kāi开
le了
 。

Both windows of the classroom are open.

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Cài菜
shì市
chǎng场
lǐ里
yǒu有
liǎng两
shàn扇
mó磨
pán盘
yòng用
lái来
mó磨
dòu豆
fu腐
 。

There are two grinding stones in the market used to make tofu.

Qǐng请
bāng帮
wǒ我
bǎ把
zhè这
shàn扇
tuī推
lā拉
mén门
guān关
shàng上
 。

Please help me close this sliding door.

Jiǔ酒
diàn店
fáng房
jiān间
yǒu有
yī一
shàn扇
luò落
dì地
chuāng窗
duì对
zhe着
huā花
yuán园
 。

The hotel room has a floor-to-ceiling window facing the garden.