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扇

shān · shan/shàn · shan

Same in simplified and traditional Chinese

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Meaning

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shān 扇

  1. to fan
  2. to slap sb on the face

shàn 扇

  1. fan
  2. sliding, hinged or detachable flat part of sth
  3. classifier for doors, windows etc
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Too hot to think

  1. Liangliang

    好热啊(hǎorèa)！你(nǐ)有(yǒu)扇子(shànzi)吗(ma)？

    It is so hot! Do you have a fan?

  2. Dengdeng

    有(yǒu)，我(wǒ)给(gěi)你(nǐ)扇扇(shānshān)风(fēng)。

    Yes, I will fan you.

  3. Liangliang

    还(hái)是(shì)很(hěn)热(rè)。那(nà)扇(shān)窗(chuāng)怎么(zěnme)不(bù)开(kāi)？

    Still hot. Why is that window not open?

  4. Dengdeng

    那(nà)扇(shān)窗(chuāng)坏(huài)了(le)，打不开(dǎbùkāi)。

    That window is broken. It will not open.

  5. Liangliang

    那(nà)你(nǐ)再(zài)扇(shān)快(kuài)一点(yīdiǎn)！

    Then fan faster!

  6. Dengdeng

    我(wǒ)的(de)手(shǒu)都(dōu)扇(shān)累(lèi)了(le)，你(nǐ)自己(zìjǐ)来(lái)吧(ba)！

    My hand is tired from fanning. Do it yourself!

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In a sentence

2 examples
01

请(qǐng)您(nín)把(bǎ)那(nà)扇(shàn)窗(chuāng)户(hu)关(guān)起(qǐ)来(lái)好(hǎo)吗(ma)？

Would you please close that window?

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

02

天(tiān)气(qì)太(tài)热(rè)，她(tā)不(bù)停(tíng)地(de)用(yòng)扇(shàn)子(zi)扇(shān)风(fēng)。

It was so hot that she kept fanning herself with a fan.

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