绣

To embroider in Chinese: 绣 (xiù)

xiù

to embroider

HSK 3.0 Levels 7-9Traditional: 繡1 example sentence

Definitions

  1. 1to embroider; embroidery

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绣

Zhuyin

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ㄒㄧㄡˋ

xiù

ㄒ/ xㄧ/ iㄡ/ ouˋ/ fourth tone

Simplified & traditional

绣

Simplified

繡

Traditional

Example sentences

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  • 奶奶在布上绣了一朵花。

    nǎi nai zài bù shàng xiù le yì duǒ huā。

    Grandma embroidered a flower on the cloth.

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Related words

刺绣

cì xiù

to embroider

袖手旁观

xiù shǒu páng guān

to watch with folded arms (idiom)

锈

xiù

to rust

嗅觉

xiù jué

sense of smell

须

xū

must

虚

xū

emptiness

虚构

xū gòu

to make up

虚幻

xū huàn

imaginary

虚假

xū jiǎ

false

虚拟

xū nǐ

to imagine

虚弱

xū ruò

weak

虚伪

xū wěi

false

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