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Chinese to English Dictionary (1-5 of 27)

缕(縷)
[lǚ]
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  • 1. thread
  • 2. wisp

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卷发
[juǎnfà]
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  • curly hair; wavy hair; curl

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卷曲
[juǎnqū]
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  • 1. curved; curl; wavy
  • 2. wave
  • 3. curl

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盘绕
[pánrào]
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  • wind … round

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撇
[piě]
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  • 1. throw
  • 2. curl
  • 3. tuft

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Examples (1-5 of 5)

一缕烟
a wisp (or curl) of smoke → 缕
缩成一团
curl up into a ball → 团
旋绕
curl up; wind around → 旋
原来的烫发技术落后, 想烫卷发就要用火剪加热定形。
Perming technology in the past was backward. One had to use heated fire-tongs to shape the hair in order to make a curl. → 火剪
撇嘴
curl one's lip → 撇

Vocab List (1 of 1)

curl
from 哈梦妲娜's Vocab List
  • 1. 卷（发），使（头发）卷曲 2. 卷绕；盘绕，使成螺旋状 3. 抿（嘴），撇（嘴）（以示轻蔑或嘲笑） 4. 成卷发；卷曲，卷缩；起波纹 5. 呈螺旋形，呈弯曲形

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