抽丝 chōusī spin silk Origin Definitions Defs Strokes Stroke Words Sentences Sents 抽丝剥茧 chōusībōjiǎn unravel to painstakingly follow clues to solve a mystery or get to the bottom of a complex matter病来如山倒，病去如抽丝 bìngláirúshāndǎo, bìngqùrúchōusī slow recovery sickness comes like a landslide, but goes slowly like spinning silk; expect to convalesce slowly