扇子

shàn zi

HSK 3.0 Level 5 Noun Rare

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to fan

bound morpheme or measure word for doors/windows, while 扇子 is the common full word for a hand fan

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electric fan

electric fan, distinct from hand-held fan

Used with verbs like 摇 (yáo, 'to wave') or 打开 (dǎkāi, 'to open' a folding fan). Avoid using 开 alone for opening a fan.

Do not confuse with 风扇 (fēngshàn, electric fan). 扇子 specifically refers to a hand-held fan.

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天太热了，他不停地扇扇子。

It's too hot, he keeps fanning himself.

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son

to fan

fan