巾 (jīn) means Colth (towel). Below are 11 sentences on this site that use it — with pinyin, an English translation and audio. All of them were written by hand; none is machine generated.
Dictionary examples
他用毛 巾 擦了擦汗。
Tā yòng máojīn cā le cā hàn.
He wiped his sweat with a towel.
Dictionary example · HSK 4 · 擦
请用干毛 巾 擦一擦。
Qǐng yòng gān máojīn cā yi cā.
Please wipe it with a dry towel.
Dictionary example · HSK 4 · 干
毛 巾 挂在卫生间里。
Máojīn guà zài wèishēngjiān lǐ.
The towel is hanging in the bathroom.
Dictionary example · HSK 4 · 毛巾
这条围 巾 是丝绸的。
Zhè tiáo wéijīn shì sīchóu de.
This scarf is made of silk.
Dictionary example · HSK 5 · 丝绸
这条围 巾 是手工做的。
Zhè tiáo wéijīn shì shǒugōng zuò de.
This scarf is handmade.
Dictionary example · HSK 5 · 手工
把湿毛 巾 拧干再挂起来。
Bǎ shī máojīn nǐng gān zài guà qǐlái.
Wring the wet towel out before hanging it up.
Dictionary example · HSK 6 · 拧
奶奶给我编织了一条围 巾 。
Nǎinai gěi wǒ biānzhī le yì tiáo wéijīn.
Grandma knitted me a scarf.
Dictionary example · HSK 6 · 编织
天冷了，围上围 巾 保护脖子。
Tiān lěng le, wéi shàng wéijīn bǎohù bózi.
It is cold; put on a scarf to protect your neck.
Dictionary example · HSK 5 · 脖子
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Words that contain 巾
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Questions about 巾
How is 巾 used in a sentence?
This page shows 11 sentences using 巾 (jīn, "Colth (towel)"), each with pinyin, an English translation and audio. Every one of them was written by hand for this site.
Are these sentences machine generated?
No. They come from the site's own dictionary examples, graded readers, travel phrasebook and grammar library — all written by a person. A word with no sentence gets no page here, rather than a page of invented ones.
Why do some sentences show 巾 inside a longer word?
Because that is where a single character usually lives. Seeing 巾 inside the words it builds is how the character stops being an isolated symbol and starts being something you can read.
Where can I see the full entry for 巾?
The dictionary page for 巾 has its stroke order, its traditional form, every sense the dictionary lists and a character-by-character breakdown. It is linked at the top of this page.
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