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皱

zhòu · zhou

Traditional 皺

HSK 7–9

Meaning

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  1. to wrinkle
  2. wrinkled
  3. to crease
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A wrinkled shirt

  1. Liangliang

    你(nǐ)的(de)衬衫(chènshān)怎么(zěnme)皱(zhòu)了(le)？

    Why is your shirt wrinkled?

  2. Dengdeng

    我(wǒ)昨天(zuótiān)放(fàng)在(zài)包里(bāolǐ)，没(méi)拿出来(náchūlái)。

    I left it in my bag yesterday.

  3. Liangliang

    皱(zhòu)得(de)很(hěn)厉害(lìhai)，你(nǐ)今天(jīntiān)要(yào)见(jiàn)老板(lǎobǎn)吗(ma)？

    It is badly wrinkled. Are you meeting your boss today?

  4. Dengdeng

    要(yào)，没事(méishì)，我(wǒ)穿(chuān)外套(wàitào)。

    Yes. No problem, I will wear a jacket.

  5. Liangliang

    可是(kěshì)外套(wàitào)也(yě)皱(zhòu)了(le)。

    But the jacket is wrinkled too.

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In a sentence

2 examples
01

她(tā)大(dà)惊(jīng)小(xiǎo)怪(guài)地(de)皱(zhòu)了(le)皱(zhòu)鼻(bí)子(zi)。

She squeamishly wrinkled her nose.

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

02

这(zhè)件(jiàn)衬(chèn)衫(shān)皱(zhòu)了(le)，需(xū)要(yào)熨(yùn)一(yí)下(xià)。

This shirt is wrinkled and needs to be ironed.

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