xí​juǎn

to engulf

  • created sense approved 席卷/席捲 · xí​juǎn · to sweep up — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    席卷 / 席捲

    xí​juǎn

    to sweep up

    to roll up everything like a mat; to sweep through or carry away everything

    席卷

    席 (literal) → 席 · xí · mat 卷 (literal) → 卷/捲 · juǎn · to sweep up

    Changed: simplified, traditional, gloss, definition, pinyin, variant pinyin, variants, separable parts, decomposition

    created sense

  • created sense approved 席卷/席捲 · xí​juǎn · to engulf — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    席卷 / 席捲

    xí​juǎn

    to engulf

    to sweep across a region with irresistible force; to take over or conquer entirely

    席卷

    席 (literal) → 席 · xí · mat 卷 (literal) → 卷/捲 · juǎn · to sweep up

    Changed: simplified, traditional, gloss, definition, pinyin, variant pinyin, variants, separable parts, decomposition

    created sense