metal utensil; wushu move
Tone colorsmāmámǎmàma
Meanings
3 senses · 7 examplesnoun
a large shallow metal pan used for making starch sheets (fenpi) or similar foods
A traditional kitchen utensil in northern China, used to spread starch batter to make thin sheets.
Nǎi奶
nai奶
yòng用
xuàn旋
zi子
zuò做
le了
yī一
zhāng张
fěn粉
pí皮
。
Grandma used a xuanzi to make a sheet of starch noodles.
Xuàn旋
zi子
lǐ里
tān摊
kāi开
de的
miàn面
hú糊
biàn变
chéng成
le了
báo薄
bǐng饼
。
The batter spread in the pan turned into thin pancakes.
noun
metal container used to hold hot water for warming wine bottles
Traditional vessel for indirectly heating wine by placing the wine vessel inside hot water.
Bǎ把
jiǔ酒
hú壶
fàng放
zài在
xuàn旋
zi子
lǐ里
wēn温
yī一
wēn温
。
Put the wine pot in the xuanzi to warm it up.
Xuàn旋
zi子
lǐ里
de的
shuǐ水
rè热
le了
，
kě可
yǐ以
wēn温
jiǔ酒
le了
。
The water in the xuanzi is hot, so we can warm the wine now.
noun
a whirling acrobatic movement in martial arts (wushu) involving swinging arms, twisting the waist, spinning legs, and leaping horizontally
A fundamental acrobatic skill in traditional Chinese martial arts, often performed as a transition move or to gain momentum.
Tā他
liàn练
le了
yī一
gè个
piào漂
liang亮
de的
xuàn旋
zi子
。
He performed a beautiful xuanzi spin.
Xuàn旋
zi子
zhuǎn转
tǐ体
sān三
bǎi百
liù六
shí十
dù度
。
The xuanzi move rotates the body 360 degrees.
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Zhè这
gè个
dòng动
zuò作
xū需
yào要
xiān先
dǎ打
xuàn旋
zi子
zài再
luò落
dì地
。
This move requires doing a xuanzi spin first before landing.