crisp; stiff and smooth
Tone colorsmāmámǎmàma
Meanings
1 sense · 3 examplesadjective
crisp and smooth; stiff and well-pressed
dialectOriginally from Wu dialect (Shanghai area), describing fabric or clothing that is stiff and smooth, often due to heavy starching or good ironing. Now widely used in standard Mandarin, particularly for describing neatly pressed clothes.
Zhè这
jiàn件
chèn衬
shān衫
tàng烫
de得
tǐng挺
gua刮
de的
。
This shirt is ironed crisply.
Tā他
de的
xī西
zhuāng装
zǒng总
shì是
chuān穿
de得
hěn很
tǐng挺
gua刮
。
His suits are always worn very crisp and neat.
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Zhè这
zhǒng种
zhǐ纸
zhì质
dì地
tǐng挺
gua刮
，
shì适
hé合
dǎ打
yìn印
míng名
piàn片
。
This kind of paper is stiff and smooth, suitable for printing business cards.