一扇扇 (yí shàn shàn) — (reduplicated measure word) every (door/window); door after door; window after window

Definition

Reduplication of the measure word 扇 — 'door after door / window after window', emphasizing many in a row. Only used with 门 (doors) or 窗 (windows); not a general 'every'.

numeral
(reduplicated measure word) every (door/window)door after doorwindow after window

Examples

  • 一扇扇。
    Lù biān yí shàn shàn xiǎo diàn de dēng hái liàng zhe.
    The lights of every small shop along the street were still on.
  • 一扇扇，飕飕。
    Fēng cóng yí shàn shàn chuāng fèng lǐ chuī jìn lái, liáng sōu sōu de.
    The wind came in through every window crack, chilly.
  • 一扇扇，。
    Tā tuī kāi yí shàn shàn mén, fā xiàn lǐ miàn kōng wú yì rén.
    He pushed open door after door and found no one inside.

Origin

Reduplicated word
构词法gòucífǎ
重叠chóngdiéReduplication

A syllable said twice — for affection, for softness, or simply because that is how the word is said.

一yīone
扇扇every door/window
扇shàndoor/window扇shàndoor/window

一 with 扇 扇 means every door or window.

Characters in this word

An abstract idea shown by a mark or a diagram rather than by a picture of an object.

一 is drawn as one horizontal stroke, marking the number one.

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Two or more meaningful parts placed together so that their meanings combine into a new one.

扇 puts 戶 (door) over 羽 (feather).

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Two or more meaningful parts placed together so that their meanings combine into a new one.

扇 puts 戶 (door) over 羽 (feather).

Open 扇 →

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