/ˈhæŋkətʃɪf;-tʃi:f ||; ˈhæŋkɚtʃɪf; -tʃif/noun
[C] (pluralhandkerchiefsorhandkerchieves /-tʃi:vz ||; -tʃivz/) a square piece of cloth or soft thin paper that you use for clearing your nose 手帕;纸巾
☞A more informal word is hanky or hankie. A handkerchief that is made of soft thin paper is also called a paper handkerchief or a tissue. 非正式场合用hanky或hankie。纸巾又叫做paper handkerchief或tissue。
handkerchiefhandkerchiefhandkerchiefshandkerchievesnoun (alsoinformal) hanky, hankie)a square piece of cloth or paper that you use for clearing (blowing) your nose