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缕缕

Word · AdjectiveTraditional縷

thread; strand; wisp; continuous; one by one

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Meanings

1 sense · 4 examples
1.

adjective

in wisps or strands; one after another; continuous

literary

Often used to describe thin, continuous, and wispy things like smoke, light, or a sequence of events.

Cūn村
zhōng中
chuī炊
yān烟
lǚ缕
lǚ缕
shàng上
shēng升
 。

Wisps of cooking smoke rose from the village.

Qīng清
chén晨
de的
yáng阳
guāng光
tòu透
guò过
chuāng窗
lián帘
 ,
shè射
jìn进
lǚ缕
lǚ缕
jīn金
guāng光
 。

The morning sunlight filtered through the curtains, casting in golden rays.

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Wǎng往
shì事
rú如
yān烟
 ,
lǚ缕
lǚ缕
fú浮
xiàn现
zài在
tā他
de的
yǎn眼
qián前
 。

Past events drifted like smoke, appearing before his eyes one after another.

Tā她
de的
chóu愁
sī思
 ,
xiàng像
chūn春
cán蚕
tǔ吐
sī丝
 ,
lǚ缕
lǚ缕
bù不
duàn断
 。

Her melancholy was like a silkworm spinning silk, continuous and unbroken.