梭
shuttle; move back and forth
Meanings
2 senses · 10 examplesnoun
shuttle (weaving tool)
Also commonly called 梭子 (suō zi) in daily speech.
On ancient looms, workers use shuttles to thread the weft thread back and forth.
When tidying up her weaving tools, Mom found a bamboo shuttle.
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In traditional weaving, the speed of the shuttle directly affects production efficiency.
The shuttle on this old loom is already badly worn out.
Grandma taught me to recognize the shuttle and other weaving tools.
verb
move back and forth; shuttle
formalExtended meaning from the weaving shuttle, describing frequent back-and-forth movement.
In the subway station, people shuttle back and forth between the turnstiles and the platform.
After night falls, fishing boats shuttle between the port and the deep sea.
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Traffic shuttles back and forth on the city's main roads.
Butterflies shuttle back and forth among the flowers collecting nectar.
Couriers shuttle between residential buildings to deliver packages.