Roll up your sleeve.
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卷
Traditional: 捲
juǎn
HSK 3.0 · 4HSK 2.0 · 5
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juǎn · gyun2 (Jyutping)
- to roll up
- (fig.) to sweep up; to engulf; to drag into (a situation)
- (slang) to compete to an unhealthy degree; hypercompetitive
- a roll
- classifier for small rolled-up things (wad of paper money, movie reel etc)
- to sweep up; to carry along
- classifier for rolls, spools etc
juàn · gyun2 (Jyutping)
- scroll
- book
- volume
- chapter
- examination paper
- classifier for books, paintings: volume, scroll
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Character breakdown
卷
- Meaning
- scroll; curl; make a comeback
- Radical
- 㔾
- Strokes
- 8
- Components
- ⿱龹㔾
- Cangjie
- FQSU
- Four-corner
- 9071.2
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Example sentences
Roll up your sleeves.
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