máoxiàn

毛线

Word · NounTraditional毛線

wool yarn; knitting yarn

Tone colorsmāmámǎmàma

Meanings

1 sense · 3 examples
1.

noun

knitting yarn; wool yarn; yarn spun from wool or synthetic fibers

General term for yarn used in knitting, crocheting, and other textile crafts. Can be pure wool, wool blends, or acrylic/synthetic.

Tā她
mǎi买
le了
yī一
xiē些
hóng红
sè色
de的
máo毛
xiàn线
 ,
xiǎng想
zhī织
yī一
tiáo条
wéi围
jīn巾
 。

She bought some red yarn to knit a scarf.

Zhè这
zhǒng种
hùn混
hé合
máo毛
xiàn线
jì既
bǎo保
nuǎn暖
yòu又
bù不
róng容
yì易
qǐ起
qiú球
 。

This blended yarn is both warm and resistant to pilling.

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Xiǎo小
shí时
hou候
 ,
wǒ我
nǎi奶
nai奶
jīng经
cháng常
yòng用
máo毛
xiàn线
gěi给
wǒ我
zhī织
máo毛
yī衣
 。

When I was a child, my grandmother often used wool yarn to knit sweaters for me.