juǎn

B1 Level 5 ★ Core word
Measure word

Definition

  1. to roll up
  2. (fig.) to sweep up; to engulf; to drag into (a situation)
  3. (slang) to compete to an unhealthy degree; hypercompetitive
  4. a roll
  5. classifier for small rolled-up things (wad of paper money, movie reel etc)

Stroke order

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Example

老師發下了一卷考卷。

The teacher handed out an exam paper.

Related words at this level

Vocabulary & levels: TBCL / NAER. Parts of speech: TOCFL 8000-word list (SC-TOP). Definitions: CC-CEDICT & CFDICT (CC BY-SA). Stroke data: Make Me a Hanzi (Arphic Public License).