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Definitions

  1. 1. silk
  2. 2. thread
  3. 3. trace
  4. 4. (cuisine) shreds or julienne strips
  5. 5. classifier: a thread (of cloud, smoke etc), a bit, an iota, a hint (of sth) etc

Words Containing 丝

一丝不苟
yī sī bù gǒu

not one thread loose (idiom); strictly according to the rules

粉丝
fěn sī

bean vermicelli

丝毫
sī háo

the slightest amount or degree

丝绸
sī chóu

silk cloth

螺丝
luó sī

screw

螺丝钉
luó sī dīng

screw

一丝一毫
yī sī yī háo

one thread, one hair (idiom); a tiny bit

一丝不挂
yī sī bù guà

not wearing one thread (idiom); absolutely naked

干煸土豆丝
gān biān tǔ dòu sī

dry-fried potato slices (Chinese dish)

人造丝
rén zào sī

rayon

保险丝
bǎo xiǎn sī

fuse wire

克丝钳子
kè sī qián zi

wire cutting pincers

冷丝丝
lěng sī sī

a bit chilly

刀片铁丝网
dāo piàn tiě sī wǎng

razor wire

切成丝
qiē chéng sī

to grate

刨丝器
bào sī qì

grater

刺丝囊
cì sī náng

nematocyst

刺丝胞
cì sī bāo

cnidocyte

刺丝胞动物
cì sī bāo dòng wù

Cnidaria (animal phylum including jellyfish and sessile polyps)

刺钢丝
cì gāng sī

barbed wire

十字丝
shí zì sī

crosshairs

千丝万缕
qiān sī wàn lǚ

linked in countless ways

吐丝
tǔ sī

(of spiders, caterpillars, silkworms etc) to extrude silk

吐丝自缚
tǔ sī zì fù

to spin a cocoon around oneself (idiom); enmeshed in a trap of one's own devising

单丝不成线,独木不成林
dān sī bù chéng xiàn , dú mù bù chéng lín

one strand does not make a thread, one tree does not make a forest (idiom)

喷丝头
pēn sī tóu

spinneret

严丝合缝
yán sī hé fèng

(idiom) to fit together snugly; to dovetail perfectly

土豆丝
tǔ dòu sī

julienned potato

屌丝
diǎo sī

loser (Internet slang)

常德丝弦
cháng dé sī xián

Changde sixian, theatrical folk music style with singing in Changde dialect accompanied by traditional string instruments

厂丝
chǎng sī

filature silk

微丝
wēi sī

microfilament

微丝血管
wēi sī xuè guǎn

capillary blood vessels

爱莉丝
ài lì sī

Iris (name)

爱丽丝
ài lì sī

Alice (name)

爱丽丝泉
ài lì sī quán

Alice Springs, town in central Australia

爱丽丝漫游奇境记
ài lì sī màn yóu qí jìng jì

Alice in Wonderland

慕丝
mù sī

mousse (loanword)

戈氏金丝燕
gē shì jīn sī yàn

(bird species of China) Germain's swiftlet (Aerodramus germani)

抽丝
chōu sī

to spin silk

抽丝剥茧
chōu sī bāo jiǎn

lit. to spin silk from cocoons

拉丝模
lā sī mó

die (i.e. tool for cutting wire to a given diameter)

拔丝
bá sī

wire drawing

摩丝
mó sī

hair mousse (loanword)

擦丝
cā sī

to grate (cheese, carrots etc); to shred

有丝分裂
yǒu sī fēn liè

mitosis

柘丝
zhè sī

silk from worms fed on 柘[zhè] leaves

椰丝
yē sī

shredded coconut

水丝
shuǐ sī

(silver) of low purity

永不生锈的螺丝钉
yǒng bù shēng xiù de luó sī dīng

a \screw that never rusts\ — sb who selflessly and wholeheartedly serves the Communist Party, like Lei Feng 雷鋒|雷锋[léi fēng], to whom the metaphor is attributed

治丝益棼
zhì sī yì fén

lit. try to straighten out silk threads only to tangle them further (idiom)

游丝
yóu sī

gossamer

焊丝
hàn sī

welding wire

无丝分裂
wú sī fēn liè

amitosis

熔断丝
róng duàn sī

fuse wire

熟丝
shú sī

silk raw material (prepared by boiling in soap)

灯丝
dēng sī

filament (in a lightbulb)

生丝
shēng sī

raw silk

生姜丝
shēng jiāng sī

shredded ginger

病来如山倒,病去如抽丝
bìng lái rú shān dǎo , bìng qù rú chōu sī

sickness comes like a landslide, but goes slowly like spinning silk (idiom); expect to convalesce slowly

真丝
zhēn sī

silk

短嘴金丝燕
duǎn zuǐ jīn sī yàn

(bird species of China) Himalayan swiftlet (Aerodramus brevirostris)

碧昂丝
bì áng sī

Beyoncé (1981-), American pop singer

竹丝鸡
zhú sī jī

black-boned chicken

纹丝
wén sī

tiny bit

纹丝不动
wén sī bù dòng

to not move a single jot (idiom)

纺丝
fǎng sī

to spin synthetic fiber

丝光椋鸟
sī guāng liáng niǎo

(bird species of China) red-billed starling (Spodiopsar sericeus)

丝囊
sī náng

spinneret

丝巾
sī jīn

headscarf

丝带
sī dài

ribbon

丝柏
sī bó

cypress

丝毫不差
sī háo bù chā

accurate to perfection (idiom)

丝氨酸
sī ān suān

serine (Ser), an amino acid

丝状
sī zhuàng

thread-like

丝状物
sī zhuàng wù

filament

丝状病毒
sī zhuàng bìng dú

filovirus

丝瓜
sī guā

luffa (loofah)

丝盘虫
sī pán chóng

Trichoplax adhaerens (biology)

丝竹
sī zhú

traditional Chinese musical instruments

丝绦
sī tāo

silk waistband

丝绒
sī róng

velvet

丝丝小雨
sī sī xiǎo yǔ

fine drizzle

丝绸之路
sī chóu zhī lù

the Silk Road

丝绸古路
sī chóu gǔ lù

the ancient Silk Road

丝绸织物
sī chóu zhī wù

silk fabric

丝网
sī wǎng

silk screen

丝绵
sī mián

silk floss

丝线
sī xiàn

silk thread (for sewing); silk yarn (for weaving)

丝缕
sī lǚ

silk thread

丝织品
sī zhī pǐn

item made from woven silk or rayon

丝织物
sī zhī wù

woven silk fabric

丝腺
sī xiàn

silk gland

丝袜
sī wà

stockings

丝足
sī zú

feet and legs in silk stockings (especially in the massage context)

丝路
sī lù

the Silk Road

丝雨
sī yǔ

drizzle

经丝彩色显花
jīng sī cǎi sè xiǎn huā

warp brocade

缂丝
kè sī

kesi or k’o-ssu, Chinese silk tapestry woven in a pictorial design

缠丝玛瑙
chán sī mǎ nǎo

sardonyx (gemstone of brown-white striped chalcedony)

肉丝
ròu sī

shredded meat

艾格尼丝·史沫特莱
ài gé ní sī · shǐ mò tè lái

Agnes Smedley (1892-1950), US journalist who reported on China, esp. the communist side

花丝
huā sī

stalk (filament) of stamen

菌丝
jūn sī

mycelium

葫芦丝
hú lú sī

hulusi, aka cucurbit flute (a kind of free reed wind instrument)

蕾丝
lěi sī

lace (loanword) (textiles)

蕾丝花边
lěi sī huā biān

lace border (loanword)

蕾丝边
lěi sī biān

lesbian (slang) (loanword)

藕断丝连
ǒu duàn sī lián

lit. lotus roots may break, but the fiber remains joined (idiom); lovers part, but still long for one another

蛛丝马迹
zhū sī mǎ jì

lit. spider's thread and horse track

螺丝刀
luó sī dāo

screwdriver

螺丝帽
luó sī mào

nut (female component of nut and bolt)

螺丝母
luó sī mǔ

nut (female component of nut and bolt)

螺丝粉
luó sī fěn

gemelli (corkscrew shaped pasta)

螺丝起子
luó sī qǐ zi

screwdriver

螺丝钻
luó sī zuàn

auger

蟠尾丝虫
pán wěi sī chóng

Onchocerca volvulus, the filarial parasite worm causing \river blindness\ or onchocerciasis, the second most common cause of blindness in humans

蟠尾丝虫症
pán wěi sī chóng zhèng

\river blindness\ or onchocerciasis, the second most common cause of blindness in humans, caused by the filarial parasite worm Onchocerca volvulus

蚕丝
cán sī

natural silk (secreted by silkworm)

血丝
xuè sī

wisps of blood

贝娅特丽克丝
bèi yà tè lì kè sī

Beatrix (name)

走钢丝
zǒu gāng sī

to walk a tightrope (literally or figuratively)

轴丝
zhóu sī

axoneme (long thread of nerve cell)

酸辣土豆丝
suān là tǔ dòu sī

hot and sour shredded potato

金丝燕
jīn sī yàn

Aerodramus, genus of birds that use echolocation, a subset of the Collocaliini tribe (swiflets), two of whose species – Aerodramus fuciphagus and Aerodramus maximus – build nests harvested to make bird's nest soup

金丝雀
jīn sī què

canary

金额丝雀
jīn é sī què

(bird species of China) red-fronted serin (Serinus pusillus)

银丝族
yín sī zú

silver-haired generation

铜丝
tóng sī

copper wire

钢丝
gāng sī

steel wire

钢丝绳
gāng sī shéng

hawser

钢丝锯
gāng sī jù

jigsaw (saw with steel wire blade)

铁杆粉丝
tiě gǎn fěn sī

die-hard fan

铁丝
tiě sī

iron wire

铁丝网
tiě sī wǎng

wire netting

雨丝
yǔ sī

drizzle

青丝
qīng sī

fine black hair

饵丝
ěr sī

a kind of rice-flour noodles from Yunnan province

发丝
fà sī

hair (on the head)

鱼香肉丝
yú xiāng ròu sī

pork strips stir-fried with yuxiang 魚香|鱼香[yú xiāng]

咸丝丝
xián sī sī

slightly salty