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All HSK 3.0 Level 7–9 words

掀

xiān
HSK 3.0 · Level 7–9

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

  1. to lift (a cover)
  2. to flip open
  3. to stir up

Stroke order

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.

Characters

掀
xiān
to lift (a lid); to rock
Words with 掀
掀起