# 掀 (xiān)

In Mandarin Chinese, 掀 (xiān) means “to lift (a cover); to flip open; to stir up”. It is part of the HSK 7–9 vocabulary list in the official HSK 3.0 standard.

- Meaning: to lift (a cover); to flip open; to stir up
- Pinyin: xiān (xian1)
- HSK 3.0 · Level 7–9

## Examples

- 她掀开锅盖看看汤好了没有。
  Tā xiānkāi guōgài kànkan tāng hǎo le méiyǒu.
  She lifted the lid of the pot to check the soup.

https://hanziro.com/word/xian-lift/

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