散

sànㄙㄢˋ

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HSK 5 TOCFL 6

Meaning

Meanings

1
to scatter
2
to break up (a meeting etc)
3
to disperse
4
to disseminate
5
to dispel
6
(coll.) to sack

Examples

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我去公园散了步。

我去公園散了步。

I went for a walk in the park.

太阳一出来，雾就散了。

太陽一出來，霧就散了。

As the sun rose, the fog disappeared.

霧在十時左右開始散了。

The fog began to disappear around ten o'clock.

這個氣體散發出強烈難聞的氣味。

The gas gives off a strong, unpleasant smell.

炎熱潮濕的天氣使我們變得懶散。

Hot and humid weather makes us lazy.

Related: 散

分散

fēn sàn

to scatter

懒散

lǎn sǎn

indolent; negligent; slack

扩散

kuò sàn

to spread; to proliferate; to diffuse

散布

sàn bù

to disseminate

散文

sǎn wén

(broadly) prose (as opposed to verse)

散步

sàn bù

to take a walk; to go for a walk

疏散

shū sǎn

idle; leisurely; laid-back

疏散

shū sàn

to scatter; to disperse; to evacuate

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