nylon; a synthetic fiber
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nylon; a synthetic polyamide fiber
archaicA dated term for the synthetic fiber known as 锦纶 (jǐnlún) in modern Chinese. It is a direct transliteration of the English 'nylon' and was widely used in the mid-20th century.
Zhè这
tiáo条
kù裤
zi子
shì是
ní尼
lóng龙
zuò做
de的
，
hěn很
jiē结
shi实
。
These trousers are made of nylon, very sturdy.
Shàng上
shì世
jì纪
liú流
xíng行
chuān穿
ní尼
lóng龙
wà袜
zi子
。
In the last century, nylon socks were very popular.
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Zhè这
zhǒng种
miàn面
liào料
yǐ以
qián前
jiào叫
ní尼
lóng龙
，
xiàn现
zài在
jiào叫
jǐn锦
lún纶
。
This fabric used to be called nylon, now it's called 'jǐnlún'.