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卷笔刀juàn bǐ dāo
sharpener
Definitions
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| 卷笔刀 | ||
| 1. Simplified form of 卷筆刀 | ||
| 卷筆刀 | ||
| 1. Simplified form of 捲筆刀 | ||
| Components | ||
| 卷 | juǎn | |
| 1. Alternative form of 捲 (to roll up; to roll) | ||
| 2. Alternative form of 捲 (to sweep up; to carry along; to sweep away) | ||
| 3. Alternative form of 捲 (to embroil; to involve) | ||
| 4. Alternative form of 捲 (roll; cylinder; tube; scroll) | ||
| 5. (neologism, slang) Short for 內卷, intense competition among peers; to study harder or work longer as a result | ||
| 6. reel of books | ||
| 7. book; scroll | ||
| 8. volume; chapter; fascicle | ||
| 9. (computing) volume (attention, zh, is this definition under the right pronunciation?) | ||
| 新-加 卷juàn - new volume | ||
| 10. examination paper | ||
| 11. Alternative form of 婘 (fine; good) | ||
| 12. Variant of 券 | ||
| 券 | 券 | |
| 1. (historical) title deed; deed of trust; bond; contract | ||
| 2. ticket; pass; coupon; voucher; certificate | ||
| 入場券 - admission ticket | ||
| 3. (architecture) arch (on bridges, doors, windows) | ||
| 笔 | ||
| 1. Variant of 筆 | ||
| 筆 | bǐ | |
| 1. writing brush | ||
| 2. pen; pencil | ||
| 你 有 筆 嗎？記 一下 這 個 電話 號碼。 - Do you have a pen to write this phone number? | ||
| 你 這 個 字 寫 錯 了，這裡 少 了 一 筆。 - The character you have miswritten lacks one stroke here. | ||
| 我 會 儘jǐn早 把 這 筆 錢 還huán 給 你。 - I will return the money as soon as possible. | ||
| 刀 | dāo | |
| 1. knife; blade | ||
| 2. single-edged sword; cutlass | ||
| 3. (neologism, internet) to bargain; to negotiate on price | ||
| 4. (q-lite, only common among Tai people) | ||
| 刀 世-勛 - Dao Shixun | ||
| 5. (Mandarin, neologism, colloquial) dollar | ||
| 6. Variant of 刁 | ||
| 刁 | diāo | |
| 1. (literary, or in compounds) treacherous; crafty; deceitful | ||
| 2. (literary) to tempt | ||
| 3. (literary) unkind | ||
| 4. (literary) stammering | ||
| 5. (literary) picky about food | ||
| 6. (literary) to wring | ||
| 7. (literary) to inveigle | ||
| 8. (literary) ear of grains | ||
| 9. (literary) to make (time) | ||
| 10. Variant of 凋 | ||
| 11. Variant of 碉 | ||
| 12. Variant of 雕 | ||
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Pronunciation
juàn bǐ dāo
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