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zhěn

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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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Source: Tatoeba.org (ID 9088611)

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Words Containing 枕

叶枕
yè zhěn

pulvini

枕藉
zhěn jiè

to lie in total disorder

枕状玄武岩
zhěn zhuàng xuán wǔ yán

pillow lava (geology)

枕巾
zhěn jīn

pillow cloth

枕头蛋糕
zhěn tou dàn gāo

loaf cake

枕岩漱流
zhěn yán shù liú

see 枕石漱流[zhěn shí shù liú]

棕枕山雀
zōng zhěn shān què

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

枕边故事
zhěn biān gù shi

bedtime story

枕葄
zhěn zuò

pillow

枕戈寝甲
zhěn gē qǐn jiǎ

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

枕块
zhěn kuài

to use clay for a pillow (during mourning period)

枕头
zhěn tou

pillow

枕边人
zhěn biān rén

the person who shares your bed

蓝枕花蜜鸟
lán zhěn huā mì niǎo

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

枕套
zhěn tào

pillowcase

失枕
shī zhěn

a crick in the neck

枕石漱流
zhěn shí shù liú

to live a hermit's life (in seclusion)

枕席
zhěn xí

pillow mat

黑枕燕鸥
hēi zhěn yàn ōu

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

枕心
zhěn xīn

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

高枕无忧
gāo zhěn wú yōu

to sleep peacefully (idiom)

枕头箱
zhěn tou xiāng

Chinese pillow box (used to keep valuables)

同床共枕
tóng chuáng gòng zhěn

to share the bed

枕边风
zhěn biān fēng

pillow talk

黑枕王鹟
hēi zhěn wáng wēng

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

白枕鹤
bái zhěn hè

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

吹枕边风
chuī zhěn biān fēng

to sway (sb) through pillow talk

枕戈待旦
zhěn gē dài dàn

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

落枕
lào zhěn

to have a stiff neck after sleeping

枕叶
zhěn yè

occipital lobe

枕木
zhěn mù

railroad tie

抱枕
bào zhěn

bolster

黑枕黄鹂
hēi zhěn huáng lí

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

轨枕
guǐ zhěn

sleeper

枕头套
zhěn tou tào

pillow case

U型枕
u xíng zhěn

travel pillow

枕骨
zhěn gǔ

occipital bone (back of the skull)

曲肱而枕
qū gōng ér zhěn

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

安枕
ān zhěn

to sleep soundly

蓝枕八色鸫
lán zhěn bā sè dōng

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

寝苫枕块
qǐn shān zhěn kuài

bed of straw and pillow of clay (idiom)

头枕
tóu zhěn

headrest