handkerchief; small cloth for wiping
Tone colorsmāmámǎmàma
Meanings
1 sense · 3 examplesnoun
handkerchief; small square cloth carried to wipe sweat or blow one's nose
Commonly used with the erhua suffix (手绢儿) in northern dialects and spoken Mandarin.
Tā她
cóng从
kǒu口
dài袋
lǐ里
tāo掏
chū出
yí一
kuài块
gān干
jìng净
de的
shǒu手
juàn绢
cā擦
le了
cā擦
hàn汗
。
She took a clean handkerchief out of her pocket and wiped her sweat.
Zhè这
tiáo条
shǒu手
juàn绢
shì是
wǒ我
nǎi奶
nai奶
liú留
gěi给
wǒ我
de的
jì纪
niàn念
pǐn品
。
This handkerchief is a keepsake my grandmother left me.
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Qǐng请
dì递
gěi给
wǒ我
yì一
zhāng张
zhǐ纸
jīn巾
，
wǒ我
méi没
yǒu有
dài带
shǒu手
juàn绢
。
Please pass me a tissue; I didn't bring a handkerchief.