xiù

潮绣

Word · Verb · NounTraditional繡

embroidery; embroider

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Meanings

2 senses · 4 examples
1.

verb

to embroider

The process of decorating fabric with needle and thread.

Tā她
zài在
shǒu手
pà帕
shàng上
xiù绣
le了
yī一
duǒ朵
huā花
 。

She embroidered a flower on the handkerchief.

Zhè这
zhǒng种
chuán传
tǒng统
jì技
yì艺
xū需
yào要
duō多
nián年
liàn练
xí习
cái才
néng能
xiù绣
de得
hǎo好
 。

This traditional craft takes years of practice to embroider well.

2.

noun

embroidery; embroidered work

Refers to the finished embroidered product.

Zhè这
jiàn件
qí旗
páo袍
shàng上
de的
xiù绣
fēi非
cháng常
jīng精
měi美
 。

The embroidery on this cheongsam is exquisite.

Sū苏
xiù绣
hé和
Xiāng湘
xiù绣
dōu都
shì是
Zhōng中
guó国
zhù著
míng名
de的
xiù绣
 。

Suzhou embroidery and Hunan embroidery are both famous Chinese embroideries.