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绵
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Definitions
- 1. silk floss
- 2. continuous
- 3. soft
- 4. weak
- 5. mild-mannered (dialect)
Example Sentences
1 shown海 绵 吸水。
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Words Containing 绵
long and continuous (coastline, sound etc)
Mianyang prefecture in north Sichuan around Mianyang, Sichuan's second city
sponge (zoology)
continuous
bovine spongiform encephalopathy, BSE
sugar powder
to stretch in an unbroken chain (esp. of mountains)
remote
Mianyang, prefecture-level city in north Sichuan, Sichuan's second city
erectile tissue (genital)
lit. a needle concealed in silk floss (idiom)
critically ill
rough-textured fabric of waste silk
continuous
two-syllable word featuring alliteration or rhyme, such as 玲瓏|玲珑[líng lóng]
continuous
(dial.) silk floss
Mianzhu, county-level city in Deyang 德陽|德阳[dé yáng], Sichuan
one's limited power (humble expr.)
asbestos
Mianyang, prefecture-level city in Sichuan
good luck and long life
spongy
soft
continuous
(esp. of a mountain range) to be continuous; to stretch long and unbroken
touching (emotions)
silk floss
(of a person) sad beyond words (idiom)
Mianzhu county in Deyang 德陽|德阳[dé yáng] prefecture, Sichuan
my humble effort
SpongeBob SquarePants (US TV animated series, 1999-)
detailed
Mianzhu, county-level city in Deyang 德陽|德阳[dé yáng], Sichuan
to extend continuously
to cling without letting go
far back in time
sheep