螺丝 meaning in English

luósī

screw

HSK 7-9nounTraditional 螺絲22 strokes

Meaning of 螺丝

Definitions from CC-CEDICT.

luósī
  1. screw

螺丝 in example sentences

Real sentences from the Tatoeba project, with pinyin and English.

你nǐ有yǒu螺luó丝sī刀dāo吗ma?
Do you have a screwdriver?
现xiàn在zài你nǐ只zhǐ要yào拧nǐng紧jǐn螺luó丝sī,就jiù大dà功gōng告gào成chéng了le。
Now all you have to do is tighten the screw, and Bob's your uncle.

Stroke order for each character

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螺 luó · spiral shell · 17 strokes

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丝 sī · silk · 5 strokes

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Related words

Words that share a character with 螺丝.

粉丝fěnsībean vermicelli; mung bean starch noodles; cellophane noodles; fan; enthusiast for sb or s
丝毫sīháothe slightest amount or degree; a bit
丝绸sīchóusilk (cloth)
蕾丝lěisī(textiles) (loanword) lace
螺旋luóxuánspiral; helix
铁丝网tiěsīwǎngwire netting
丝袜sīwàstockings; pantyhose
螺旋桨luóxuánjiǎngpropeller
一丝不挂yīsībùguànot wearing one thread (idiom); absolutely naked; without a stitch of clothing
丝带sīdàiribbon
蛛丝马迹zhūsīmǎjìlit. spider's thread and horse track; tiny hints (of a secret)
保险丝bǎoxiǎnsīfuse wire; (electrical) fuse

Questions about 螺丝

What does 螺丝 mean?

螺丝 (luósī) means "screw" and is used as a noun.

How do you write 螺丝?

螺丝 is made of 2 characters: 螺 (17 strokes), 丝 (5 strokes). That is 22 strokes in total.

Is 螺丝 an HSK word?

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

How is 螺丝 written in traditional Chinese?

In traditional characters, 螺丝 is written 螺絲.