shàn

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  • 1

    v.cover (with a straw mat, tarpaulin, etc.)

    • wǒ yòng xí bǎ mài zi shàn shang

      麦子

      I cover the wheat with straw mats.

    • jīn tiān wǎn shang yǒu shuāng dòng bié wàng le yòng xí zi bǎ bái cài shàn hǎo

      今天晚上霜冻席子白菜

      We shall have frost tonight, and don't forget to cover up the cabbages with the mat.

    • yào xià yǔ le kuài diǎn bǎ chǎng li de mài zi shàn shang

      下雨快点麦子

      Hurry up! Cover up the wheat on the threshing ground. It's going to rain.

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  • 2

    n.straw cover; straw mat

Words and phrases with 苫

Word usage

  • Note
    When pronounced as "shān", "苫" means "things"; when pronounced as "shàn", "苫" means "cover with grass thatch".

Similar-form characters to 苫

Chinese Characters with pinyin shàn

  • satisfactory; virtuous
  • fan; leaf
  • do something on one's own authority; monopolize
  • meals
  • short for Shantou City