HSK · Level 46
120 words
Chinese word
卷
Pronunciation
Pinyinjuǎn
Meaning
- verbroll up
Example
把地毯从一头卷起来。bǎ dì tǎn cóng yì tóu juǎn qǐ lái
Roll the carpet up from one end.
More examples
窗帘被风卷起来了。chuāng lián bèi fēng juǎn qǐ lái le
The wind rolled up the curtain.
Core concept
Something flat or flexible folds or coils inward from one edge, becoming a compact, layered form that can be stored or treated as one document.
Common phrases
把地毯卷起来bǎ dì tǎn juǎn qǐ lái
roll the carpet up
把纸卷成筒bǎ zhí juǎn chéng tǒng
roll paper into a tube
卷起来juǎn qǐ lái
roll up
Similar words
卷起juán qǐ: Rolling something tightly from one end turns it into one compact roll.
缠绕chán rào: Winding rope, string, or cloth around an object several times wraps or fastens it.
捆kǔn: Using rope or cord to bind objects brings them together as one bundle.
包bāo: Wrapping an object fully in cloth or paper protects it or keeps it in place.
Definition in Chinese
将物体沿一端折叠或绕圈，使其成为筒状或卷轴状并保持该状态，亦可指形成这种状态的结果。jiāng wù tǐ yán yì duān zhé dié huò rào quān shǐ qí chéng wéi tǒng zhuàng huò juàn zhóu zhuàng bìng bǎo chí gāi zhuàng tài yì kě zhǐ xíng chéng zhè zhǒng zhuàng tài de jié guǒ
Word origin
The central shape in 卷 (juǎn, "roll up") connects the action with a scroll or volume and with an exam paper treated as a bounded written document.
Usage tips
- Everyday Chinese often adds a result or direction complement after this verb to show that the rolling is finished or where it ends, so the short verb need not carry the full English phrase.
Other meanings
- exam papernoun
- volumenoun
- scrollnoun
Opposites
- 展开zhǎn kāiunrollverb
- 打开dǎ kāiopenverb