fan /fæn/

Meaning

English definition

• (n.) a device for creating a current of air by movement of a surface or surfaces
• (n.) an ardent follower and admirer
• (v.) strike out (a batter), (of a pitcher)

Chinese translation

• n. 风扇, 迷, 狂热者, 爱好者
• vt. 煽动, 刺激, 吹拂
• vi. 飘动, 成扇形散开

Word details

Part of speech

noun

Pronunciation

/fæn/

Syllables

1

Exam levels

Middle-school · Gaokao · CET-4 · CET-6 · Postgraduate exam

Frequency

Zipf 4.92 · Common

Word forms

fanning, fanned, fans

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