Meaning of 洋布
洋布 means machine-woven plain cloth; imported calico (opposed to native hand-woven cloth). Pronounced yáng bù.
- machine-woven plain cloth; imported calico (opposed to native hand-woven cloth)
Definitions & Examples
Mín民
guó国
shí时
qī期
，
yáng洋
bù布
dà大
liàng量
yǒng涌
rù入
Zhōng中
guó国
shì市
chǎng场
，
chōng冲
jī击
le了
chuán传
tǒng统
tǔ土
bù布
chǎn产
yè业
。
During the Republican era, imported calico flooded the Chinese market, devastating the traditional hand-woven cloth industry.
Nǎi奶
nai奶
shuō说
，
tā她
xiǎo小
shí时
hou候
zhǐ只
yǒu有
guò过
nián年
cái才
néng能
chuān穿
shàng上
yáng洋
bù布
zuò做
de的
xīn新
yī衣
shang裳
。
Grandma said that when she was a child, she could only wear new clothes made of machine-woven cloth during the New Year.
Zhè这
shì是
yī一
jiā家
lǎo老
zì字
hào号
de的
yáng洋
bù布
diàn店
，
yǐ已
yǒu有
bǎi百
nián年
lì历
shǐ史
。
This is a time-honored calico shop with a history of one hundred years.