素

Raw silk in Chinese: 素 (sù)

sù

raw silk

HSK 3.0 Levels 7-91 example sentence

Definitions

  1. 1raw silk
  2. 2white
  3. 3plain, unadorned
  4. 4vegetarian (food)
  5. 5essence
  6. 6nature
  7. 7element
  8. 8constituent
  9. 9usually
  10. 10always
  11. 11ever

Stroke order

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素

Zhuyin

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ㄙㄨˋ

sù

ㄙ/ sㄨ/ uˋ/ fourth tone

Example sentences

See 素 used in real sentences with pinyin and English translations.

  • 她喜欢穿素色的衣服。

    tā xǐ huan chuān sù sè de yī fu。

    She likes to wear plain-colored clothes.

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Related words

朴素

pǔ sù

plain and simple

因素

yīn sù

element

素质

sù zhì

inner quality

要素

yào sù

essential factor

元素

yuán sù

element (key component of sth)

激素

jī sù

hormone

素材

sù cái

source material (in literature and art)

素描

sù miáo

sketch

素食

sù shí

vegetarian food

素养

sù yǎng

(personal) accomplishment

维生素

wéi shēng sù

vitamin

抗生素

kàng shēng sù

antibiotic

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