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shéng

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Definitions

  1. 1. rope
  2. 2. CL:根[gēn]

Words Containing 绳

走绳
zǒu shéng

tightrope walking

准绳
zhǔn shéng

yardstick

绳梯
shéng tī

a rope ladder

牵绳
qiān shéng

tow rope

细绳
xì shéng

string

套绳
tào shéng

a lasso

缰绳
jiāng shéng

reins

钢丝绳
gāng sī shéng

hawser

棕绳
zōng shéng

rope of palm fiber

晾衣绳
liàng yī shéng

clothesline

绳索
shéng suǒ

rope

冲绳县
chōng shéng xiàn

Okinawa prefecture, Japan

一根绳上的蚂蚱
yī gēn shéng shàng de mà zha

see 一條繩上的螞蚱|一条绳上的蚂蚱[yī tiáo shéng shàng de mà zha]

冲绳群岛
chōng shéng qún dǎo

the Okinawa archipelago

规矩绳墨
guī ju shéng mò

compasses, set square and straight line marker (idiom); fig. established standard

冲绳
chōng shéng

Okinawa, Japan

绳索套
shéng suǒ tào

a noose

绳套
shéng tào

noose

进退中绳
jìn tuì zhōng shéng

to advance or retreat, each has its rules (idiom from Zhuangzi); many translations are possible

规矩准绳
guī ju zhǔn shéng

compasses, set square, spirit level and plumbline (idiom); fig. established standard

跳绳
tiào shéng

to jump rope

头绳
tóu shéng

string to tie hair

一朝被蛇咬,十年怕井绳
yī zhāo bèi shé yǎo , shí nián pà jǐng shéng

once bitten by a snake, ten years in fear of a well rope

绳墨
shéng mò

lit. carpenter's straight line marker

晒衣绳
shài yī shéng

clothesline

绳文
shéng wén

Jyōmon period of Japanese prehistory, with rope pattern pottery

绳之以法
shéng zhī yǐ fǎ

to punish according to the law

一条绳上的蚂蚱
yī tiáo shéng shàng de mà zha

lit. grasshoppers tied together with a piece of string (idiom)

腘绳肌
guó shéng jī

hamstring (anatomy)

缆绳
lǎn shéng

cable

线绳
xiàn shéng

string

一年被蛇咬十年怕井绳
yī nián bèi shé yǎo shí nián pà jǐng shéng

bitten by a snake in one year, fears the well rope for ten years (idiom); once bitten twice shy

吊绳
diào shéng

sling

绳子
shéng zi

cord; string; rope

拧成一股绳
níng chéng yī gǔ shéng

to twist (strands) together to form a rope

绳结
shéng jié

knot

冲绳岛
chōng shéng dǎo

Okinawa Island