Chinese word dictionary

走扇

zǒu shàn · not closing properly (of door, window etc)

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Simplified走扇

Traditional走扇

Pinyinzǒu shàn

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Character breakdown

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

走zǒu

to walk, to run, to flee

扇shàn

fan; panel; to flap

How to learn 走扇

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Words with the same characters

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走zǒu

to walk; to go; to run; to move (of vehicle); to visit; to leave; to go away; to die (euph.); from; through; away (in compound verbs, such as 撤走[che4 zou3]); to change (shape, form, meaning)

走路zǒulù

to walk; to go on foot; to leave; to depart; (informal) to clear off; to beat it; (of sb who gets fired or resigns) to leave the job; to get out

扇shān

to fan; to slap sb on the face

扇子shànzi

fan; CL:把[ba3]

行走xíngzǒu

to walk

走廊zǒuláng

corridor; aisle; hallway; passageway; veranda