fan
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Meanings
1 sense · 4 examplesnoun
fan (hand-held implement for moving air)
Refers specifically to a handheld fan, such as a folding fan (折扇) or a flat fan (团扇). The verb form for fanning is 'shān' (扇).
Xià夏
tiān天
tài太
rè热
le了
，
tā她
mǎi买
le了
yī一
bǎ把
piào漂
liang亮
de的
zhǐ纸
shàn扇
。
It's too hot in summer, so she bought a beautiful paper fan.
Nǎi奶
nai奶
yòng用
pú蒲
shàn扇
màn慢
màn慢
de地
shān扇
fēng风
。
Grandma slowly fanned herself with a cattail leaf fan.
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Zhè这
bǎ把
shàn扇
zi子
shì是
péng朋
you友
sòng送
de的
lǐ礼
wù物
。
This fan was a gift from a friend.
Wǔ舞
tái台
shàng上
，
tā她
yòng用
shàn扇
zi子
biǎo表
yǎn演
le了
yī一
duàn段
yōu优
měi美
de的
wǔ舞
dǎo蹈
。
On stage, she performed an elegant dance with a fan.