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Word · NounTraditional縆

thick rope; cable

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Meanings

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1.

noun

thick rope; heavy cord; cable

dialect

A dialect term referring to a thick, strong rope, often used for practical tasks like mooring, pulling, or construction. The characters 緪 and 絚 are variant forms of 縆.

Yú渔
mín民
yòng用
cū粗
gēng縆
bǎ把
chuán船
xì系
zài在
mǎ码
tóu头
shàng上
 。

The fishermen used a thick rope to moor the boat to the dock.

Tā他
men们
lā拉
zhe着
yī一
gēn根
gēng縆
bǎ把
zhòng重
wù物
tuō拖
shàng上
shān山
 。

They pulled a thick rope to drag the heavy object up the mountain.

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Zhè这
zuò座
qiáo桥
yòng用
gāng钢
gēng縆
jiā加
gù固
le了
 。

This bridge is reinforced with steel cables.