zhàn
𫄠
to mend; to sew; patch up
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Meanings
1 sense · 3 examplesverb
to mend (clothing); to sew up; to patch
literaryLiterary term for mending clothes or fabric. Rarely used in modern spoken Chinese; primarily found in written or classical contexts.
Yī衣
shang裳
pò破
sǔn损
，
jí亟
xū须
zhàn䋎
zhī之
。
The clothes are worn and torn, urgently needing to be mended.
Tā她
shǒu手
chí持
zhēn针
xiàn线
，
xì细
xīn心
zhàn䋎
bǔ补
jiù旧
yī衣
。
She held needle and thread, carefully mending the old clothes.
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Nǚ女
gōng工
qín勤
zhàn䋎
，
bù不
fèi废
zhēn针
xiàn线
zhī之
láo劳
。
The seamstress diligently mends, not neglecting the labor of needle and thread.