folding fan; hand fan
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Meanings
1 sense · 4 examplesnoun
folding fan; hand-held collapsible fan made with bamboo or wooden ribs covered with paper or silk
Typically used with the measure word 把 (bǎ). In some dialects or informal speech, the erhua form 折扇儿 (zhé shànr) may be used.
Tā他
shǒu手
lǐ里
ná拿
zhe着
yī一
bǎ把
zhé折
shàn扇
，
qīng轻
qīng轻
yáo摇
zhe着
。
He held a folding fan in his hand and waved it gently.
Zhè这
bǎ把
zhé折
shàn扇
shì是
juàn绢
miàn面
de的
，
shàng上
miàn面
huà画
zhe着
shān山
shuǐ水
huà画
。
This folding fan has a silk surface with landscape paintings on it.
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Xià夏
tiān天
yòng用
zhé折
shàn扇
jì既
huán环
bǎo保
yòu又
yǎ雅
zhì致
。
Using a folding fan in summer is both environmentally friendly and elegant.
Jīng京
jù剧
yǎn演
yuán员
shǒu手
zhōng中
de的
zhé折
shàn扇
kě可
yǐ以
dài代
biǎo表
gè各
zhǒng种
dào道
jù具
。
The folding fans in Peking Opera actors' hands can represent various props.