juàn

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Definitions

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

Words Containing 卷

卷子
juǎn zi

steamed roll

卷子
juàn zi

test paper; examination paper

问卷
wèn juàn

questionnaire

卷入
juǎn rù

to be drawn into

试卷
shì juàn

examination paper

交卷
jiāo juàn

to hand in one's examination script

并卷机
bìng juǎn jī

ribbon lap machine

内卷
nèi juǎn

(embryology) to involute

千经万卷
qiān jīng wàn juǎn

lit. a thousand sutras, ten thousand scrolls; fig. the vast Buddhist canon

卷刃
juǎn rèn

curved blade

卷土重来
juǎn tǔ chóng lái

lit. to return in a swirl of dust (idiom)

卷地皮
juǎn dì pí

to plunder the land and extort from the peasant

卷宗
juàn zōng

file

卷尺
juǎn chǐ

tape measure

卷尾猴
juǎn wěi hóu

white-headed capuchin (Cebus capucinus)

卷层云
juǎn céng yún

cirrostratus (cloud)

卷巴
juǎn bā

to bundle up

卷帙
juàn zhì

book

卷帙浩繁
juàn zhì hào fán

a huge amount (of books and papers)

卷心菜
juǎn xīn cài

cabbage

卷烟
juǎn yān

cigarette

卷笔刀
juǎn bǐ dāo

pencil sharpener (blade-only type)

卷帘门
juǎn lián mén

roll-up door

卷绕
juǎn rào

to wind

卷羽鹈鹕
juǎn yǔ tí hú

(bird species of China) Dalmatian pelican (Pelecanus crispus)

卷舌元音
juǎn shé yuán yīn

retroflex vowel (e.g. the final r of putonghua)

卷裹
juǎn guǒ

to wrap up

卷轴
juàn zhóu

scroll (book or painting)

卷云
juǎn yún

cirrus (cloud)

卷须
juǎn xū

tendril

古铜色卷尾
gǔ tóng sè juǎn wěi

(bird species of China) bronzed drongo (Dicrurus aeneus)

吊卷
diào juàn

to consult the archives

墨西哥卷饼
mò xī gē juǎn bǐng

taco

席卷
xí juǎn

to engulf

彩卷
cǎi juǎn

color film

微缩胶卷
wēi suō jiāo juǎn

microfilm

手不释卷
shǒu bù shì juàn

lit. always with a book in hand (idiom)

手卷
shǒu juǎn

hand scroll (horizontal format for Chinese landscape painting)

批卷
pī juàn

to correct student papers

卷带
juǎn dài

tape

卷扬
juǎn yáng

a whirlwind

卷扬机
juǎn yáng jī

a capstan

卷曲
juǎn qū

to curl (hair)

卷积云
juǎn jī yún

cirrocumulus (cloud)

卷帘
juǎn lián

roller shutter

卷线器
juǎn xiàn qì

fishing reel

卷腹
juǎn fù

crunch (physical exercise)

卷起
juǎn qǐ

to roll up

卷逃
juǎn táo

to bundle up valuables and abscond

卷边
juǎn biān

to hem

卷铺盖
juǎn pū gài

to pack and quit

卷铺盖走人
juǎn pū gài zǒu rén

to pack one's things and leave

卷风
juǎn fēng

see 龍捲風|龙卷风[lóng juǎn fēng]

卷饼
juǎn bǐng

rolled-up pastry

卷发
juǎn fà

to curl hair

卷发器
juǎn fà qì

hair curler

收旗卷伞
shōu qí juǎn sǎn

lit. to furl up flags and umbrellas (idiom)

春卷
chūn juǎn

egg roll

书卷
shū juàn

volume

书卷气
shū juàn qì

scholarly flavor

书卷奖
shū juàn jiǎng

presidential award (received by university students in Taiwan for academic excellence)

案卷
àn juàn

records

死海古卷
sǐ hǎi gǔ juàn

Dead Sea Scrolls

死海经卷
sǐ hǎi jīng juàn

Dead Sea Scrolls

残卷
cán juàn

surviving section of a classic work

水龙卷
shuǐ lóng juǎn

waterspout (meteorology)

灰卷尾
huī juǎn wěi

(bird species of China) ashy drongo (Dicrurus leucophaeus)

煎蛋卷
jiān dàn juǎn

omelet

烟卷
yān juǎn

cigarette

瑞士卷
ruì shì juǎn

Swiss roll

画卷
huà juàn

picture scroll

白卷
bái juàn
答卷
dá juàn

completed examination paper

经卷
jīng juàn

volumes of classics

翻卷
fān juǎn

to spin

考卷
kǎo juàn

exam paper

考试卷
kǎo shì juàn

exam paper

考试卷子
kǎo shì juàn zi

see 考試卷|考试卷[kǎo shì juàn]

胶卷
jiāo juǎn

film

艾卷
ài juǎn

moxa cigar

花卷
huā juǎn

Chinese steamed twisted bread roll

蛋卷
dàn juǎn

egg roll

行千里路,读万卷书
xíng qiān lǐ lù , dú wàn juàn shū

see 行萬里路,讀萬卷書|行万里路,读万卷书[xíng wàn lǐ lù , dú wàn juàn shū]

行万里路胜读万卷书
xíng wàn lǐ lù shèng dú wàn juǎn shū

to travel a thousand miles beats reading a thousand books

行万里路,读万卷书
xíng wàn lǐ lù , dú wàn juàn shū

Knowledge comes from books and from experience of the world. (idiom)

评卷
píng juàn

to grade exam papers

读万卷书,行万里路
dú wàn juàn shū , xíng wàn lǐ lù

see 行萬里路,讀萬卷書|行万里路,读万卷书[xíng wàn lǐ lù , dú wàn juàn shū]

释卷
shì juàn

to stop reading

闭卷考试
bì juàn kǎo shì

closed-book examination

开卷
kāi juàn

to open a book

开卷有益
kāi juàn yǒu yì

lit. opening a book is profitable (idiom); the benefits of education

阅卷
yuè juàn

to grade exam papers

飘卷
piāo juǎn

to flutter

发冠卷尾
fà guān juǎn wěi

(bird species of China) hair-crested drongo (Dicrurus hottentottus)

发卷
fà juǎn

hair roller

鸦嘴卷尾
yā zuǐ juǎn wěi

(bird species of China) crow-billed drongo (Dicrurus annectans)

黑卷尾
hēi juǎn wěi

(bird species of China) black drongo (Dicrurus macrocercus)

龙卷
lóng juǎn

tornado

龙卷风
lóng juǎn fēng

tornado