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Definitions

  1. 1. pillow
  2. 2. to pillow
  3. 3. to rest one's head on (Taiwan pr. [zhèn] for this sense)

Example Sentences

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Words Containing 枕

枕头
zhěn tou

pillow

U型枕
u xíng zhěn

travel pillow

同床共枕
tóng chuáng gòng zhěn

to share the bed

吹枕边风
chuī zhěn biān fēng

to sway (sb) through pillow talk

失枕
shī zhěn

a crick in the neck

安枕
ān zhěn

to sleep soundly

寝苫枕块
qǐn shān zhěn kuài

bed of straw and pillow of clay (idiom)

抱枕
bào zhěn

bolster

曲肱而枕
qū gōng ér zhěn

lit. to use one's bent arm as a pillow (idiom)

枕块
zhěn kuài

to use clay for a pillow (during mourning period)

枕套
zhěn tào

pillowcase

枕岩漱流
zhěn yán shù liú

see 枕石漱流[zhěn shí shù liú]

枕巾
zhěn jīn

pillow cloth

枕席
zhěn xí

pillow mat

枕心
zhěn xīn

bare pillow (i.e. the pillow without pillow-case)

枕戈寝甲
zhěn gē qǐn jiǎ

to sleep on one's armor with a spear as a pillow (idiom)

枕戈待旦
zhěn gē dài dàn

to wait for dawn, one's head resting on a spear (idiom)

枕木
zhěn mù

railroad tie

枕状玄武岩
zhěn zhuàng xuán wǔ yán

pillow lava (geology)

枕石漱流
zhěn shí shù liú

to live a hermit's life (in seclusion)

枕葄
zhěn zuò

pillow

枕叶
zhěn yè

occipital lobe

枕藉
zhěn jiè

to lie in total disorder

枕边人
zhěn biān rén

the person who shares your bed

枕边故事
zhěn biān gù shi

bedtime story

枕边风
zhěn biān fēng

pillow talk

枕头套
zhěn tou tào

pillow case

枕头箱
zhěn tou xiāng

Chinese pillow box (used to keep valuables)

枕头蛋糕
zhěn tou dàn gāo

loaf cake

枕骨
zhěn gǔ

occipital bone (back of the skull)

棕枕山雀
zōng zhěn shān què

(bird species of China) rufous-naped tit (Periparus rufonuchalis)

白枕鹤
bái zhěn hè

(bird species of China) white-naped crane (Grus vipio)

落枕
lào zhěn

to have a stiff neck after sleeping

叶枕
yè zhěn

pulvini

蓝枕八色鸫
lán zhěn bā sè dōng

(bird species of China) blue-naped pitta (Hydrornis nipalensis)

蓝枕花蜜鸟
lán zhěn huā mì niǎo

(bird species of China) purple-naped sunbird (Hypogramma hypogrammicum)

轨枕
guǐ zhěn

sleeper

头枕
tóu zhěn

headrest

高枕无忧
gāo zhěn wú yōu

to sleep peacefully (idiom)

黑枕燕鸥
hēi zhěn yàn ōu

(bird species of China) black-naped tern (Sterna sumatrana)

黑枕王鹟
hēi zhěn wáng wēng

(bird species of China) black-naped monarch (Hypothymis azurea)

黑枕黄鹂
hēi zhěn huáng lí

(bird species of China) black-naped oriole (Oriolus chinensis)