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席卷

xí juǎn

2-character word Traditional 席捲

What 席卷 means

1. to engulf
2. to sweep
3. to carry away everything

The characters in 席卷

• 席xíwoven mat; seat; banquet
• 卷juànscroll; book; volume

Example sentences

• 冷空气疾风席卷整栋房子。
  Lěng kōngqì jífēng xíjuǎn zhěng dòng fángzi.
  A blast of cold air swept through the house.
• 海啸席卷稻田, 淹没了城镇。
  Hǎixiào xíjuǎn dàotián, yānmò le chéngzhèn.
  Tsunamis swept through rice fields and flooded the towns.
• 洛克希德丑闻是席卷美国主要飞机制造行业的世界性贪污丑闻。1976年2月被公布于众的洛克希德丑闻主要涉及到客机交易中的贪污受贿行为。
  Luò kè xī dé chǒuwén shì xíjuǎn Měiguó zhǔyào fēijī zhìzào hángyè de shìjiè xìng tānwū chǒuwén.1976 nián 2 yuè bèi gōngbù yú zhòng de Luò kè xī dé chǒuwén zhǔyào shèjí dào kèjī jiāoyì zhōng de tānwū shòuhuì xíngwéi.
  The Lockheed scandal is a worldwide corruption scandal involving the major American plane manufacturer Lockheed. It came to light in February 1976 and revolved mainly around the acceptance of passenger plane contracts.