làozi

络子

Word · NounTraditional絡子

string net bag; thread winder

Tone colorsmāmámǎmàma

Meanings

2 senses · 6 examples
1.

noun

small net bag made of knotted thread, shaped to hold specific objects

Traditional craft item, often used for holding eggs, perfume pouches, or small valuables.

Nǎi奶
nai奶
yòng用
cǎi彩
xiàn线
biān编
le了
yī一
gè个
lào络
zi子
gěi给
wǒ我
zhuāng装
jī鸡
dàn蛋
 。

Grandma made me a colored-thread net bag to hold eggs.

Duān端
wǔ午
jié节
shí时
 ,
rén人
men们
cháng常
zuò做
lào络
zi子
zhuāng装
xiāng香
náng囊
guà挂
zài在
shēn身
shàng上
 。

During the Dragon Boat Festival, people often make net bags to hold perfume pouches and hang them on their bodies.

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Zhè这
gè个
sī丝
xiàn线
lào络
zi子
shì是
yòng用
lái来
zhuāng装
yù玉
pèi佩
de的
 。

This silk-thread net bag is used to hold a jade pendant.

2.

noun

thread-winding frame; reel for yarn or thread

Traditional textile tool used in hand-spinning and weaving.

Lǎo老
fǎng纺
chē车
páng旁
biān边
fàng放
zhe着
yī一
gè个
zhú竹
zhì制
lào络
zi子
 。

Next to the old spinning wheel sat a bamboo thread-winding frame.

Nǎi奶
nai奶
zuò坐
zài在
yuàn院
zi子
lǐ里
yáo摇
lào络
zi子
fǎng纺
xiàn线
 。

Grandma sat in the yard turning the reel to spin thread.

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Zhè这
gè个
lào络
zi子
shì是
yòng用
lái来
bǎ把
sǎn散
luàn乱
de的
sī丝
xiàn线
rào绕
zhěng整
qí齐
de的
 。

This reel is used to wind loose silk thread neatly.