spinning wheel
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Meanings
1 sense · 4 examplesnoun
spinning wheel; a hand- or foot-operated wheeled tool for spinning cotton, wool, etc. into thread or yarn
neutralA traditional tool used before the era of industrial machinery, often associated with pre-modern cottage industries or rural life.
Nǎi奶
nai奶
réng仍
rán然
jì记
de得
rú如
hé何
shǐ使
yòng用
nà那
jià架
gǔ古
lǎo老
de的
fǎng纺
chē车
。
Grandma still remembers how to use that ancient spinning wheel.
Zài在
bó博
wù物
guǎn馆
lǐ里
，
hái孩
zi子
men们
kàn看
dào到
le了
shǒu手
yáo摇
fǎng纺
chē车
。
In the museum, the children saw a hand-operated spinning wheel.
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Fǎng纺
chē车
céng曾
jīng经
shì是
xǔ许
duō多
jiā家
tíng庭
zhòng重
yào要
de的
shēng生
chǎn产
gōng工
jù具
。
The spinning wheel was once an important production tool for many households.
Jiǎo脚
tà踏
fǎng纺
chē车
bǐ比
shǒu手
yáo摇
de的
xiào效
lǜ率
gèng更
gāo高
yī一
xiē些
。
The foot-operated spinning wheel is somewhat more efficient than the hand-operated one.