吊卷
diào juàn
Pinyin

Definition

吊卷
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diào juàn
  1. to consult the archives

Character Decomposition

Related Words (20)

卷
juǎn
  1. 1 to roll up
  2. 2 roll
  3. 3 classifier for small rolled things (wad of paper money, movie reel etc)
卷子
juǎn zi
  1. 1 steamed roll
  2. 2 spring roll
吊
diào
  1. 1 to suspend
  2. 2 to hang up
  3. 3 to hang a person
问卷
wèn juàn
  1. 1 questionnaire
  2. 2 CL:份[fèn]
试卷
shì juàn
  1. 1 examination paper
  2. 2 test paper
  3. 3 CL:份[fèn],張|张[zhāng]
上吊
shàng diào
  1. 1 to hang oneself
交卷
jiāo juàn
  1. 1 to hand in one's examination script
卷土重来
juǎn tǔ chóng lái
  1. 1 lit. to return in a swirl of dust (idiom)
  2. 2 fig. to regroup and come back even stronger
  3. 3 to make a comeback
卷心菜
juǎn xīn cài
  1. 1 cabbage
  2. 2 CL:棵[kē]
卷起
juǎn qǐ
  1. 1 variant of 捲起|卷起[juǎn qǐ]
卷轴
juàn zhóu
  1. 1 scroll (book or painting)
吊儿郎当
diào r5 láng dāng
  1. 1 sloppy
吊坠
diào zhuì
  1. 1 a pendant (jewelry)
吊带
diào dài
  1. 1 suspenders
  2. 2 garters
  3. 3 shoulder strap
  4. 4 brace
  5. 5 sling
吊死
diào sǐ
  1. 1 death by hanging
  2. 2 to hang oneself
吊灯
diào dēng
  1. 1 hanging lamp
吊瓶
diào píng
  1. 1 infusion bag or bottle (for an IV)
吊兰
diào lán
  1. 1 hanging orchid (Chlorophytum comosum)
  2. 2 bracket plant
吊车
diào chē
  1. 1 hoist
  2. 2 crane
  3. 3 elevator
席卷
xí juǎn
  1. 1 to engulf
  2. 2 to sweep
  3. 3 to carry away everything

Idioms (9)

一哭二闹三上吊
yī kū èr nào sān shàng diào
  1. 1 to make a terrible scene (idiom)
  2. 2 to throw a tantrum
不要在一棵树上吊死
bù yào zài yī kē shù shàng diào sǐ
  1. 1 don't insist on only taking one road to Rome (idiom)
  2. 2 there's more than one way to skin a cat
卷土重来
juǎn tǔ chóng lái
  1. 1 lit. to return in a swirl of dust (idiom)
  2. 2 fig. to regroup and come back even stronger
  3. 3 to make a comeback
吊民伐罪
diào mín fá zuì
  1. 1 to console the people by punishing the tyrants (idiom)
形影相吊
xíng yǐng xiāng diào
  1. 1 with only body and shadow to comfort each other (idiom)
  2. 2 extremely sad and lonely
手不释卷
shǒu bù shì juàn
  1. 1 lit. always with a book in hand (idiom)
  2. 2 fig. (of a student or scholar) diligent and hardworking
收旗卷伞
shōu qí juǎn sǎn
  1. 1 lit. to furl up flags and umbrellas (idiom)
  2. 2 fig. to stop what one is doing
行万里路，读万卷书
xíng wàn lǐ lù , dú wàn juàn shū
  1. 1 Knowledge comes from books and from experience of the world. (idiom)
  2. 2 Learn as much as you can and do all you can.
开卷有益
kāi juàn yǒu yì
  1. 1 lit. opening a book is profitable (idiom); the benefits of education

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