juǎn

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  • 1

    v.roll up; curl; furl

    • qǐng nǐ bǎ lián zi juǎn qǐ lai

      帘子起来

      Please roll up the screen.

    • tā huì juǎn xiāng yān

      香烟

      He can roll cigarettes.

    • tā bǎ mào zi juǎn jǐn sāi jìn kǒu dai li

      帽子口袋

      He wadded his cap into his pocket.

  • 2

    v.sweep along/up/off; carry along

    • fēng bǎ shù yè juǎn dào tiān kōng qù

      树叶天空

      The wind whirled the leaves into the air.

    • tā bèi hǎi làng juǎn hǎi lǐ qù le

      海浪海里

      She was swept out to sea by the wave.

    • qì chē juǎn qǐ yī zhèn chén tǔ

      汽车尘土

      A car raised a cloud of dust.

    synonym
  • 3

    n.roll (cylindrical mass of something)

    • bào zhǐ juǎn

      报纸

      paper roll

    • bǎ xiǎo cè zi guǒ chéng yī gè juǎn

      小册子

      Roll up a pamphlet.

    • pū gai juǎn

      铺盖

      bedding roll

    synonym
  • 4

    measure wordroll; coil; reel; spool

    • yī juǎn bào zhǐ

      报纸

      a roll of newspapers

    • liǎng juǎn bù

      two rolls of cloth

    • hěn duō juǎn zhǐ

      many rolls of paper

Words and phrases with 卷

Word usage

  • Note
    When pronounced as "juǎn", it means action; when pronounced as "juàn", it means things. When used as a quantifier, when pronounced as "juǎn", it is used for things in rolls; when pronounced as "juàn", it is used only for books.

Similar-form characters to 卷