漫卷

漫捲
mànjuǎn
verb

Meanings

  1. 1 to billow and roll in the wind (of flags)
  2. 2 to sweep across

Examples

HSK 7-9
Guǎngchǎng shàng hóngqí mànjuǎn, chǎngmiàn shífēn zhuàngguān.
Red flags billowed over the square, a magnificent sight.
HSK 7-9
Kuángfēng mànjuǎn zhe huángshā, tiāndì yípiàn hūn'àn.
A violent wind swept the yellow sand along, and sky and earth went dark.

Tips

culture
毛泽东's 红旗漫卷西风 (red flags billow in the west wind, 1935) is the best-known use. In 杜甫's 漫卷诗书喜欲狂, written on hearing that the government army had retaken the north, it means something else: he rolls up his books any old how, wild with joy.

Stroke Order

漫 màn
卷 juǎn