(juàn) — (noun) scroll, volume, book, roll (variant of 卷)

Definition

Same word as 卷 (juàn): a bound book, volume, or rolled scroll. At HSK 7 it usually appears in classical/literary contexts such as 长篇巨巻 or 巻轴.

noun
scrollvolumebookroll (variant of 卷)

Examples

  • Zhè bù xiǎo shuō yí gòng yǒu sān juàn.
    This novel has three volumes in total.
  • Tú shū guǎn lǐ shōu cáng le xǔ duō gǔ dài juàn zhóu.
    The library has collected many ancient scrolls.
  • Tā bǎ huà zuò xiǎo xīn dì shōu jìn juàn tǒng lǐ.
    He carefully put the painting into a scroll tube.

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