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卷

juǎn · juan/juàn · juan

Traditional 捲

HSK 4Old HSK 5

Meaning

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juǎn 卷

  1. to roll up
  2. roll
  3. classifier for small rolled things (wad of paper money, movie reel etc)

juàn 卷

  1. scroll
  2. book
  3. volume
  4. chapter
  5. examination paper
  6. classifier for books, paintings: volume, scroll

juǎn 捲

  1. to roll up
  2. to sweep up; to carry along
  3. a roll
  4. classifier for rolls, spools etc
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In a conversation

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Pancake roll

  1. Liangliang

    老板(lǎobǎn)让(ràng)我(wǒ)自己(zìjǐ)卷(juǎn)煎饼(jiānbǐng)！

    The boss lets me roll the pancake myself!

  2. Dengdeng

    先(xiān)放(fàng)菜(cài)，再(zài)把(bǎ)它(tā)卷(juǎn)起来(qǐlai)。

    Put in the filling first, then roll it up.

  3. Liangliang

    卷好了(juǎnhǎole)！你看(nǐkàn)，像不像(xiàngbùxiàng)一本书(yīběnshū)？

    Done rolling! Look, does it look like a book?

  4. Dengdeng

    太大了(tàidàle)，你(nǐ)卷(juǎn)得(de)像(xiàng)个(gè)枕头(zhěntou)。

    Too big, you rolled it like a pillow.

  5. Liangliang

    枕头(zhěntou)也(yě)好吃(hǎochī)，我(wǒ)吃完(chīwán)就(jiù)睡(shuì)。

    A pillow can be tasty too. I will sleep after eating.

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2 examples
01

「今(jīn)天(tiān)吃(chī)什(shén)么(me)？」「卷(juǎn)心(xīn)菜(cài)卷(juǎn)怎(zěn)么(me)样(yàng)？」

"What do we want to eat today?" "How about cabbage rolls?"

Tatoeba: Chinese by LeviHighway · English by rul · CC BY 2.0 FR. Simplified Chinese conversion; Pinyin added or corrected.

02

她(tā)把(bǎ)画(huà)纸(zhǐ)卷(juǎn)起(qǐ)来(lái)，放(fàng)进(jìn)了(le)盒(hé)子(zi)里(lǐ)。

She rolled up the drawing paper and put it in the box.

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