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散

sǎn · san/sàn · san

Traditional 㪚

HSK 4

Meaning

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sǎn 散

  1. scattered
  2. loose
  3. to come loose
  4. to fall apart
  5. leisurely
  6. powdered medicine

sàn 散

  1. to scatter
  2. to break up (a meeting etc)
  3. to disperse
  4. to disseminate
  5. to dispel
  6. (coll.) to sack

sàn 㪚

  1. variant of 散 (sàn)
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The fog is gone, so is everyone

  1. Liangliang

    今天(jīntiān)公园(gōngyuán)里(lǐ)有(yǒu)大雾(dàwù)。

    There is heavy fog in the park today.

  2. Dengdeng

    雾(wù)还(hái)没(méi)散(sàn)，我们(wǒmen)看不见(kànbujiàn)路(lù)。

    The fog has not cleared yet. We cannot see the path.

  3. Liangliang

    等(děng)雾(wù)散(sàn)了(le)，我们(wǒmen)再(zài)去(qù)跑步(pǎobù)。

    When the fog clears, let's go running.

  4. Dengdeng

    好(hǎo)！你(nǐ)看(kàn)，雾(wù)慢慢(mànmàn)散(sàn)了(le)。

    Okay! Look, the fog is slowly clearing.

  5. Liangliang

    雾(wù)是(shì)散(sàn)了(le)，可是(kěshì)跑步的(pǎobùde)人(rén)也(yě)都(dōu)散(sàn)了(le)。

    The fog has cleared, but all the runners have gone too.

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2 examples
01

雾(wù)在(zài)十(shí)时(shí)左(zuǒ)右(yòu)开(kāi)始(shǐ)散(sàn)了(le)。

The fog began to disappear around ten o'clock.

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

02

天(tiān)下(xià)无(wú)不(bú)散(sàn)之(zhī)筵(yán)席(xí)。

All good things must come to an end.

Tatoeba: Chinese by sadhen · English by sadhen · CC BY 2.0 FR. Pinyin added or corrected.

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