xiànshéng

线绳

Word · NounTraditional線繩

cotton rope; twine

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Meanings

1 sense · 4 examples
1.

noun

rope made by twisting multiple strands of thick cotton thread; cotton twine

In spoken northern Chinese, the -r suffix is commonly added (线绳儿 xiàn shéngr).

Qǐng请
yòng用
xiàn线
shéng绳
bǎ把
bāo包
guǒ裹
kǔn捆
jǐn紧
 ,
miǎn免
de得
sàn散
kāi开
 。

Please use cotton twine to tie the package tightly so it doesn't come apart.

Zhè这
gēn根
xiàn线
shéng绳
tài太
xì细
le了
 ,
chéng承
shòu受
bú不
zhù住
zhè这
me么
zhòng重
de的
xiāng箱
zi子
 。

This piece of twine is too thin to bear such a heavy box.

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Nǎi奶
nai奶
xǐ喜
huan欢
yòng用
xiàn线
shéngr绳
nà儿
xié纳
dǐ鞋
 底
 。

Grandma likes to use cotton cord to stitch shoe soles.

Huò货
jià架
shàng上
bǎi摆
zhe着
jǐ几
juǎn卷
xiàn线
shéng绳
 ,
gōng供
gù顾
kè客
dǎ打
bāo包
yòng用
 。

Several rolls of cotton rope are placed on the shelf for customers to use for packing.