抽絲
chōu​sī

to reel silk

  • created sense approved 抽丝/抽絲 · chōu​sī · to reel silk — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    抽丝 / 抽絲

    chōu​sī

    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

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  • created sense approved 抽丝/抽絲 · chōu​sī · slowly — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    抽丝 / 抽絲

    chōu​sī

    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

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