Fence in Chinese: 栏 (lán)

lán

fence

HSK 3.0 Levels 7-9Traditional: 1 example sentence

Definitions

  1. 1fence
  2. 2railing
  3. 3hurdle
  4. 4column or box (of text or other data)

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lán

/ l/ anˊ/ second tone

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  • 牛都被赶进了牛栏。

    niú dōu bèi gǎn jìn le niú lán。

    The cattle were all driven into the pen.

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