xiān

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  • 1

    v.lift (a cover, etc.)

    • tā xiān kāi lián zi

      帘子

      He lifts the curtain.

    • bāng wǒ xiān guō gài

      锅盖

      Help me lift the pot's lid.

    • shuì jiào de shí hou bié xiān bèi zi

      睡觉时候被子

      Do not throw back the covers when sleeping.

  • 2

    v.cause to surge; convulse; overthrow; overturn

    • xiān fān

      push over

    • hǎi làng xiān tiān

      The waves surged up into the sky.

  • 3

    v.fmllift; raise

    • xiān qǐ xiāng gài

      lift the lid of the box

    • xiān yǐn qíng zhào

      引擎

      lift the bonnet

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