silk; fine thread; wire; strings

DEFINITIONS

  • silk
  • fine thread
  • wire
  • strings
  • silk
  • thread
  • trace
  • (cuisine) shreds or julienne strips
  • CL:條|条[tiao2]
  • classifier: a thread (of cloud, smoke etc), a bit, an iota, a hint (of sth) etc

WORDS

dēng sī filament (in a lightbulb)
shēng sī raw silk
生薑 shēng jiāng sī shredded ginger
病來如山倒,病去如抽 bìng lái rú shān dǎo , bìng qù rú chōu sī sickness comes like a landslide, but goes slowly like spinning silk (idiom); expect to convalesce slowly
zhēn sī silk; pure silk
短嘴金燕 duǎn zuǐ jīn sī yàn (bird species of China) Himalayan swiftlet (Aerodramus brevirostris)
碧昂 bì áng sī Beyoncé (1981-), American pop singer
雞 zhú sī jī black-boned chicken; silky fowl; silkie; Gallus gallus domesticus Brisson; see also 烏骨雞|乌骨鸡[wu1 gu3 ji1]
fěn sī bean vermicelli; mung bean starch noodles; Chinese vermicelli; cellophane noodles; CL:把[ba3]; fan (loanword); enthusiast for sb or sth
wén sī tiny bit; a jot; whisker
不動 wén sī bù dòng to not move a single jot (idiom)
兒 wén sī r erhua variant of 紋絲|纹丝[wen2 si1]
fǎng sī to spin synthetic fiber; to spin silk; spinning; filature
光椋鳥 sī guāng liáng niǎo (bird species of China) red-billed starling (Spodiopsar sericeus)
囊 sī náng spinneret
巾 sī jīn headscarf; kerchief; silk neckband
帶 sī dài ribbon
柏 sī bó cypress
毫 sī háo the slightest amount or degree; a bit
毫不差 sī háo bù chā accurate to perfection (idiom); precise to the finest detail
氨酸 sī ān suān serine (Ser), an amino acid
狀 sī zhuàng thread-like
狀物 sī zhuàng wù filament
瓜 sī guā luffa (loofah)
盤蟲 sī pán chóng Trichoplax adhaerens (biology)