appliqué; patching
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Meanings
1 sense · 4 examplesnoun
appliqué; patching; a handicraft of sewing colored fabric or velvet onto fabric to form patterns
neutralThe '儿' suffix indicates it's a colloquial term. The craft involves attaching pieces of fabric (often in shapes like flowers, birds) onto a base fabric for decoration.
Zhè这
jiàn件
tóng童
zhuāng装
shàng上
piào漂
liang亮
de的
bǔ补
huā花
dōu都
shì是
nǎi奶
nai奶
shǒu手
gōng工
féng缝
zhì制
de的
。
The beautiful appliqué on this child's clothing was all sewn by hand by grandma.
Tā她
zhèng正
zài在
xué学
xí习
bǔ补
huā花
jì技
yì艺
，
dǎ打
suàn算
zuò做
yí一
gè个
bǔ补
huā花
zhěn枕
tào套
。
She is learning the art of appliqué and plans to make an appliqué pillowcase.
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Zhuō桌
bù布
de的
biān边
yuán缘
yǒu有
yì一
quān圈
jīng精
měi美
de的
bǔ补
huā花
tú图
àn案
。
There is a circle of exquisite appliqué patterns on the edge of the tablecloth.
Zhè这
zhǒng种
chuán传
tǒng统
bǔ补
huā花
shǒu手
yì艺
xiàn现
zài在
yǐ已
jīng经
bù不
duō多
jiàn见
le了
。
This traditional appliqué handicraft is rarely seen nowadays.