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lǚ strand; thread 5 definitions lǚ strand; thread 5 definitions

Definitions

  1. 1. strand
  2. 2. thread
  3. 3. detailed
  4. 4. in detail
  5. 5. classifier for wisps (of smoke, mist or vapor), strands, locks (of hair)

Words Containing 缕

不绝如缕
bù jué rú lǚ

hanging by a thread

千丝万缕
qiān sī wàn lǚ

linked in countless ways

条分缕析
tiáo fēn lǚ xī

to analyze thoroughly, point by point (idiom)

筚路蓝缕
bì lù lán lǚ

the hardships of beginning an undertaking (idiom)

纹缕
wén lǚ

veined pattern

丝缕
sī lǚ

silk thread

缕述
lǚ shù

to relate in detail

繁缕
fán lǚ

common chickweed (Stellaria media)

罗缕纪存
luó lǚ jì cún

to record and preserve

葛缕子
gě lǚ zi

caraway

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