created sense approved 抽丝/抽絲 · chōusī · to reel silk — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"
抽丝 / 抽絲
chōusī
to reel silk
To reel off or spin raw silk from cocoons; used generally for pulling out silk-like threads.
抽, 丝
抽 (literal) → 抽 · chōu · to pull out 丝 (literal) → 丝/絲 · sī · silk
Changed: simplified, traditional, gloss, definition, pinyin, variant pinyin, variants, separable parts, decomposition
created sense approved 抽丝/抽絲 · chōusī · slowly — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"
抽丝 / 抽絲
chōusī
slowly
Used to describe things that progress very slowly, such as recovery from an illness.
抽, 丝
抽 (literal) → 抽 · chōu · to pull out 丝 (literal) → 丝/絲 · sī · silk
Changed: simplified, traditional, gloss, definition, pinyin, variant pinyin, variants, separable parts, decomposition