丝绸 meaning in English

sīchóu

silk (cloth)

HSK 7-9nounTraditional 絲綢16 strokes

Meaning of 丝绸

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sīchóu

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你nǐ的de丝sī绸chóu长cháng袍páo呢ne？

Where are your silk gowns?

这zhè个ge小xiǎo孩hái穿chuān着zhe一yī件jiàn丝sī绸chóu织zhī成chéng的de肚dù兜dōu.

The child is wearing a belly-slip made of silk.

丝sī绸chóu之zhī路lù形xíng成chéng的de初chū衷zhōng并bìng非fēi是shì贸mào易yì。

The original purpose of the Silk Road was not for trade.

丝sī绸chóu是shì很hěn珍zhēn贵guì的de。

Silk is very precious.

海hǎi水shuǐ蓝lán蓝lán的de，远yuǎn远yuǎn看kàn去qù像xiàng一yī大dà片piàn丝sī绸chóu铺pù开kāi。

The sea is deep blue, and from afar it looks like a vast sheet of silk spread out.

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Words that share a character with 丝绸.

粉丝	fěnsī	bean vermicelli; mung bean starch noodles; cellophane noodles; fan; enthusiast for sb or s
丝毫	sīháo	the slightest amount or degree; a bit
螺丝	luósī	screw
蕾丝	lěisī	(textiles) (loanword) lace
铁丝网	tiěsīwǎng	wire netting
丝袜	sīwà	stockings; pantyhose
一丝不挂	yīsībùguà	not wearing one thread (idiom); absolutely naked; without a stitch of clothing
丝带	sīdài	ribbon
蛛丝马迹	zhūsīmǎjì	lit. spider's thread and horse track; tiny hints (of a secret)
保险丝	bǎoxiǎnsī	fuse wire; (electrical) fuse
金丝雀	jīnsīquè	canary
钢丝	gāngsī	steel wire; tightrope

What does 丝绸 mean?

丝绸 (sīchóu) means "silk (cloth)" and is used as a noun.

How do you write 丝绸?

丝绸 is made of 2 characters: 丝 (5 strokes), 绸 (11 strokes). That is 16 strokes in total.

Is 丝绸 an HSK word?

Yes. 丝绸 is on the HSK 7-9 vocabulary list of the HSK 3.0 standard.

How is 丝绸 written in traditional Chinese?

In traditional characters, 丝绸 is written 絲綢.