释卷
shì juàn
Pinyin

Definition

释卷
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shì juàn
  1. to stop reading

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
试卷
shì juàn
  1. 1 examination paper
  2. 2 test paper
  3. 3 CL:份[fèn],張|张[zhāng]
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)
问卷
wèn juàn
  1. 1 questionnaire
  2. 2 CL:份[fèn]
席卷
xí juǎn
  1. 1 to engulf
  2. 2 to sweep
  3. 3 to carry away everything
卷入
juǎn rù
  1. 1 to be drawn into
  2. 2 to be involved in
卷曲
juǎn qū
  1. 1 to curl (hair)
  2. 2 to crimp
  3. 3 to roll up
  4. 4 curly
卷发
juǎn fà
  1. 1 to curl hair
春卷
chūn juǎn
  1. 1 egg roll
  2. 2 spring roll
案卷
àn juàn
  1. 1 records
  2. 2 files
  3. 3 archives
残卷
cán juàn
  1. 1 surviving section of a classic work
  2. 2 remaining chapters (while reading a book)
画卷
huà juǎn
  1. 1 picture scroll
白卷
bái juàn
  1. 1 blank exam paper
答卷
dá juàn
  1. 1 completed examination paper
  2. 2 answer sheet
  3. 3 CL:份[fèn],張|张[zhāng]
考卷
kǎo juàn
  1. 1 exam paper

Idioms (5)

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
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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