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扇子 — meaning in English

shàn zi

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English meaning

  • array noun A large, impressive, or organized collection of things.
  • fan noun A device, hand-held or powered, that moves air to cool someone or something down.
  • range noun The full span between the lowest and highest of something, such as values, prices, or distances.

Senses

扇子 is used for these senses in English:

  • array A large collection.
  • fan A hand-held device consisting of concertinaed material, or slats of material, gathered together at one end, that may be opened out into the shape of a sector of a circle and waved back and forth in order to move air towards oneself and cool oneself.
  • range Selection, array.

array — full definition

  1. noun A large, impressive, or organized collection of things.
  2. noun In computing, a data structure that stores a set of elements, usually accessed by numbered position.
  3. verb To arrange or display things in order, or to dress someone elaborately.

fan — full definition

  1. noun A device, hand-held or powered, that moves air to cool someone or something down.
  2. noun A person who admires and follows a performer, team, or interest closely.
  3. verb To move air onto something using a fan or a waving motion, or to spread out in a fan shape.

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