Component |
Pinyin |
Meanings |
卷 |
juǎn |
1. Alternative form of 捲 (to roll up; to roll) |
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2. Alternative form of 捲 (to sweep up; to carry along; to sweep away) |
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3. Alternative form of 捲 (to embroil; to involve) |
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4. Alternative form of 捲 (roll; cylinder; tube; scroll) |
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5. (neologism, slang) Short for 內卷 (intense competition among peers; to study harder or work longer as a result) |
juàn |
6. reel of books |
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7. book; scroll |
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8. volume; chapter; fascicle |
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9. (computing) volume (attention, zh, is this definition under the right pronunciation?) |
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新-加 卷juàn - new volume |
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10. examination paper |
quán |
11. Alternative form of 婘 (fine; good) |
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12. Variant of 券 |
心 |
xīn |
1. heart | |
2. mind |
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3. thought; idea |
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4. intention |
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5. center; core |
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6. (zh-div, 宿) (Chinese astronomy) Heart (Chinese constellation) mansion (one of the Twenty-Eight Mansions) |
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(syn, zh, 商, 辰) |
菜 |
cài |
1. vegetable; greens | |
(zh-co, 蔬菜, vegetables) |
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(zh-co, 白菜, Chinese cabbage) |
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(zh-co, 菠菜, spinach) |
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2. (specifically, in compounds) rape; rapeseed (plant used for vegetable oil) |
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3. (zh-co, 菜籽, rapeseed) |
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4. (zh-co, 菜油, rapeseed oil) |
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5. dish; course |
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這 道 菜 很 對胃口。 - This dish is tasty. |
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每 次 他 來 這兒r,他 都 點 同樣 的 菜。 - Whenever he comes to this place, he orders the same dish. |
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我 在 考慮 我 晚飯 做 什麼 菜。 - I'm wondering what to cook for dinner. |
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6. cuisine; (type of) food |
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(zh-co, 川菜, Sichuan cuisine) |
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(zh-co, 日本 菜, Japanese food) |
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7. grocery |
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(zh-co, 買菜, to buy groceries) |
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(zh-co, 菜市場, farmers' market) |
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8. (colloquial) (one's) type; cup of tea |
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他 是 我 的 菜! - He is my type! |
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9. (colloquial) bad; inferior; disappointing; below average |
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(zh-co, 菜鳥, noob) |
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我 好 菜 啊。 - I'm so inferior to others. |
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菜 英文 - poor English (pun on the name of Taiwanese president Tsai Ing-wen) |
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10. (Hong Kong Cantonese, slang) girlfriend |
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Cai; Tsai |