Chinese word dictionary

扣襻

kòu pàn · button loop

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Word information

Simplified扣襻

Traditional扣襻

Pinyinkòu pàn

Part of speechDictionary

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HSK 2.0Not listed

Character breakdown

Study each Hanzi separately, then return to the complete word so pronunciation, meaning, and movement stay connected.

扣kòu

to detain; to knock, to tap; button

襻pàn

loop, belt, band

How to learn 扣襻

Listen once without reading, repeat the pinyin with its tones, then write every character in sequence. Finally, recall the complete meaning instead of memorizing each character as an isolated translation.

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Words with the same characters

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折扣zhékòu

discount

扣kòu

button; to fasten; to button; button; buckle; knot; to arrest; to confiscate; to deduct (money); discount; to knock; to smash, spike or dunk (a ball); to cover (with a bowl etc); (fig.) to tag a label on sb; (Tw) (loanword) code

不折不扣bùzhé-búkòu

a hundred percent; to the letter; out-and-out

扣除kòuchú

to deduct

扣留kòuliú

to detain sb; to hold sb against their will; to withhold (property, documents, funds etc)

扣人心弦kòurénxīnxián

to excite; to thrill; exciting; thrilling; cliff-hanging