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Definitions
- 1. to fan
- 2. to slap sb on the face
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'扇耳光' (shān ěrguāng) is the common collocation for 'to slap someone in the face', while '扇风' (shān fēng) means 'to fan the air'.
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The character '扇' is also pronounced 'shàn' as a noun meaning 'fan', but when used as a verb meaning 'to fan' or 'to slap', it is pronounced 'shān'.
Example Sentences
2 shown天太热了，他不停地 扇 扇 子。
這 扇 門打不開。
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Words Containing 扇
fan
seat of the government
(dialect) hinge
a ceiling fan
circular fan
great scallop (Pecten maxiumus)
boot sector
to fan
disk sector (computing)
(bird species of China) common snipe (Gallinago gallinago)
circular sector
scallop (genus Pecten)
same as yangqin 揚琴|扬琴, dulcimer
to fan oneself
protruding ears
exhaust fan
to flutter
The Peach Blossom Fan, historical play about the last days of the Ming dynasty by Kong Shangren 孔尚任[kǒng shàng rèn]
(bird species of China) zitting cisticola (Cisticola juncidis)
Farrer's scallop (Chlamys farreri), aka Chinese scallop
turbofan
(bird species of China) white-browed fantail (Rhipidura aureola)
window
table fan
palm-leaf fan
palm-leaf fan
not closing properly (of door, window etc)
door
partition
electric fan
electric fan
electric fan
(bird species of China) yellow-bellied fantail (Chelidorhynx hypoxantha)
fan