sewing and mending; needlework
Tone colorsmāmámǎmàma
Meanings
1 sense · 4 examplesverb
to sew and mend; to do needlework; repetitive sewing and mending work
colloquialOften used in the reduplicated AABB pattern to indicate continuous or repetitive sewing work. Can function as a verb or as a modifier for nouns like 活儿 (work).
Chāi拆
chāi拆
xǐ洗
xǐ洗
、
féng缝
féng缝
lián连
lián连
de的
huó活
r儿
，
tā她
dōu都
hěn很
nèi内
háng行
。
She is very good at work that involves washing and mending.
Nǎi奶
nai奶
nián年
jì纪
dà大
le了
，
hái还
cháng常
cháng常
féng缝
féng缝
lián连
lián连
，
gěi给
wǒ我
men们
zuò做
xié鞋
diàn垫
。
Grandma is getting old, but she still often sews and mends, making insoles for us.
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Zhè这
xiē些
féng缝
féng缝
lián连
lián连
de的
suǒ琐
suì碎
huó活
r儿
，
jiāo交
gěi给
wǒ我
lái来
zuò做
ba吧
。
Just leave these trivial sewing and mending tasks to me.
Tā她
zhěng整
tiān天
féng缝
féng缝
lián连
lián连
，
yǎn眼
jing睛
dōu都
huā花
le了
。
She sews all day long until her eyes get blurry.