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chóu

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Definitions

  1. 1. (light) silk
  2. 2. CL:匹[pǐ]

Words Containing 绸

未雨绸缪
wèi yǔ chóu móu

lit. before it rains, bind around with silk (idiom, from Book of Songs 詩經|诗经); fig. to plan ahead

绸缎
chóu duàn

satin

薄绸
báo chóu

light silk

绸缪
chóu móu

to be sentimentally attached to sb or sth

府绸
fǔ chóu

poplin (cotton cloth used for shirts)

丝绸之路
sī chóu zhī lù

the Silk Road

绵绸
mián chóu

rough-textured fabric of waste silk

丝绸古路
sī chóu gǔ lù

the ancient Silk Road

丝绸织物
sī chóu zhī wù

silk fabric

丝绸
sī chóu

silk cloth

塔夫绸
tǎ fū chóu

taffeta

绸子
chóu zi

silk fabric

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