guàng
桄
wind thread; hank; coil
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Meanings
3 senses · 6 examplesverb
to wind thread or yarn onto a reel, spool, or shuttle
Traditional textile term; the tool 桄子 is a type of reel.
Qǐng请
bǎ把
xiàn线
guàng桄
shàng上
。
Please wind the thread onto the reel.
Nǎi奶
nai奶
zhèng正
zài在
guàng桄
xiàn线
。
Grandmother is winding thread.
noun
a hank, skein, or coil of thread (wound on a reel and removed)
Usually used with the儿 suffix as 桄儿.
Zhè这
shì是
yī一
gè个
xiàn线
guàngr桄
儿
。
This is a hank of thread.
Tā她
bǎ把
guàngr桄
cóng儿
guàng从
zi桄
shàng子
qǔ上
le取
xià了
lái下
来
。
She took the coil off the reel.
measure word
a measure word for hanks, skeins, or coils of thread
Typically used with the儿 suffix.
Mǎi买
yī一
guàngr桄
xiàn儿
线
。
Buy a hank of thread.
Tā她
rào绕
le了
sān三
guàngr桄
máo儿
xiàn毛
线
。
She wound three skeins of wool.