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丝绸

sī chóu · si chou

Traditional 絲綢

HSK 7–9Old HSK 5

Meaning

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  1. silk cloth
  2. silk
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A gift for Mum

  1. Dengdeng

    我(wǒ)妈妈(māma)生日(shēngrì)快(kuài)到(dào)了(le)，我(wǒ)想(xiǎng)买(mǎi)礼物(lǐwù)。

    My mum's birthday is coming. I want to buy a gift.

  2. Liangliang

    买(mǎi)丝绸(sīchóu)吧(ba)，杭州(hángzhōu)的(de)丝绸(sīchóu)很(hěn)有名(yǒumíng)。

    Buy silk. Hangzhou silk is famous.

  3. Dengdeng

    丝绸(sīchóu)贵(guì)不(bù)贵(guì)？

    Is silk expensive?

  4. Liangliang

    有点(yǒudiǎn)贵(guì)，可是(kěshì)摸(mō)起来(qǐlai)很(hěn)软(ruǎn)。

    A little. But it feels very soft.

  5. Dengdeng

    那(nà)我(wǒ)买(mǎi)一条(yītiáo)丝绸(sīchóu)围巾(wéijīn)。摸着(mōzhe)真(zhēn)软(ruǎn)，我(wǒ)都(dōu)舍不得(shěbude)送(sòng)了(le)！

    Then I will buy a silk scarf. It feels so soft, I don't want to give it away!

  6. Liangliang

    那(nà)你(nǐ)买(mǎi)两条(liǎngtiáo)，一条(yītiáo)送(sòng)她(tā)，一条(yītiáo)留给(liúgěi)自己(zìjǐ)！

    Buy two. One for her, one for yourself!

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2 examples
01

这(zhè)个(gè)小(xiǎo)孩(hái)穿(chuān)着(zhe)一(yí)件(jiàn)丝(sī)绸(chóu)织(zhī)成(chéng)的(de)肚(dù)兜(dōu).

The child is wearing a belly-slip made of silk.

Tatoeba: Chinese by trieuho · English by trieuho · CC BY 2.0 FR. Pinyin added or corrected.

02

海(hǎi)水(shuǐ)蓝(lán)蓝(lán)的(de)，远(yuǎn)远(yuǎn)看(kàn)去(qù)像(xiàng)一(yí)大(dà)片(piàn)丝(sī)绸(chóu)铺(pū)开(kāi)。

The sea is deep blue, and from afar it looks like a vast sheet of silk spread out.

Tatoeba: Chinese by LeviHighway · English by LeviHighway · CC BY 2.0 FR. Simplified Chinese conversion; Pinyin added or corrected.

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