刺绣
cì xiù
Pinyin

Definition

刺绣
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cì xiù
  1. to embroider
  2. embroidery

Character Decomposition

Related Words (20)

刺
cī
  1. 1 (onom.) whoosh
刺激
cì jī
  1. 1 to provoke
  2. 2 to irritate
  3. 3 to upset
  4. 4 to stimulate
  5. 5 to excite
  6. 6 irritant
毒刺
dú cì
  1. 1 venomous sting
刺伤
cì shāng
  1. 1 to stab
刺客
cì kè
  1. 1 assassin
刺激性
cì jī xìng
  1. 1 thrilling
  2. 2 exciting
  3. 3 stimulating
  4. 4 irritating
  5. 5 provocative
  6. 6 pungent
  7. 7 spicy
刺痛
cì tòng
  1. 1 stab of pain
  2. 2 sting
  3. 3 fig. stimulus to action
  4. 4 a prick
刺眼
cì yǎn
  1. 1 to dazzle
  2. 2 to offend the eyes
  3. 3 dazzling
  4. 4 harsh (light)
  5. 5 crude (colors)
  6. 6 unsightly
刺绣
cì xiù
  1. 1 to embroider
  2. 2 embroidery
刺耳
cì ěr
  1. 1 ear-piercing
刺猬
cì wei
  1. 1 hedgehog
刺身
cì shēn
  1. 1 sashimi
刺青
cì qīng
  1. 1 tattoo
刺骨
cì gǔ
  1. 1 piercing
  2. 2 cutting
  3. 3 bone-chilling
  4. 4 penetrating (cold)
粉刺
fěn cì
  1. 1 pimple
  2. 2 comedo
  3. 3 blackhead
  4. 4 acne
冲刺
chōng cì
  1. 1 to sprint
  2. 2 to spurt
  3. 3 to dash
  4. 4 big effort
讽刺
fěng cì
  1. 1 to satirize
  2. 2 to mock
  3. 3 irony
  4. 4 satire
  5. 5 sarcasm
马刺
mǎ cì
  1. 1 spur (on riding boots)
倒刺
dào cì
  1. 1 barb
  2. 2 barbed tip (e.g. of fishhook)
刺五加
cì wǔ jiā
  1. 1 manyprickle (Acanthopanax senticosus), root used in TCM

Idioms (4)

寒风刺骨
hán fēng cì gǔ
  1. 1 bone chilling wind (idiom)
悬梁刺股
xuán liáng cì gǔ
  1. 1 to study assiduously and tirelessly (idiom)
  2. 2 see also 頭懸梁，錐刺股|头悬梁，锥刺股[tóu xuán liáng , zhuī cì gǔ]
芒刺在背
máng cì zài bèi
  1. 1 feeling brambles and thorns in one's back (idiom)
  2. 2 uneasy and nervous
  3. 3 to be on pins and needles
头悬梁，锥刺股
tóu xuán liáng , zhuī cì gǔ
  1. 1 lit. with his head attached to a beam and stabbing his thigh with an awl (idiom)
  2. 2 fig. to study assiduously and tirelessly

Sample Sentences

彭妈妈喜欢穿中国传统服饰，尤其喜爱上面有传统刺绣的唐装。
Péngmāma xǐhuan chuān Zhōngguó chuántǒng fúshì ，yóuqí xǐài shàngmian yǒu chuántǒng cìxiù de tángzhuāng 。
Mama Peng likes to wear traditional Chinese outfits, especially Tang suits with traditional embroidery on them.
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刺绣，我知道。好像在中国四川地区的刺绣非常有名。
cìxiù ，wǒ zhīdào 。hǎoxiàng zài Zhōngguó Sìchuān dìqū de cìxiù fēicháng yǒumíng 。
Embroidery, I know. The embroidery from the Sichuan area of China seems to be particularly famous.
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一种是苏州的“苏绣”；另一种是湖南的“湘绣”；最后一种是广东的“粤绣”。中国的刺绣可以说是全世界最好的！
yīzhǒng shì Sūzhōu de “sū xiù ”；lìng yīzhǒng shì Húnán de “xiāng xiù ”；zuìhòu yīzhǒng shì Guǎngdōng de “yuè xiù ”。Zhōngguó de cìxiù kěyǐ shuō shì quánshìjiè zuì hǎo de ！
One is Suzhou embroidery, called "Su embroidery", another is Hunan embroidery, which is called "Xiang embroidery"; the last kind is Guangdong embroidery, called "Yue embroidery". Chinese embroidery can be said to the best in the world!
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那其余是哪三种刺绣呢？
nà qíyú shì nǎ sān zhǒng cìxiù ne ？
What are the other three kinds of embroidery?
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没错，既然你这么喜欢刺绣，下回我请朋友从四川给你带一些工艺品来。
méicuò ，jìrán nǐ zhème xǐhuan cìxiù ，xià huí wǒ qǐng péngyou cóng Sìchuān gěi nǐ dài yīxiē gōngyìpǐn lái 。
Yes, given that you like embroidery so much, next time I'll ask my friend to bring some craftworks back from Sichuan for you.
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没错。我也觉得我们的服装设计应该多展现一些中国本土的东西，如刺绣等等。好在中国的时装设计近年来发展得很快，已渐渐做出了成绩，不被西方人尊重的情况也在逐渐改变。
méicuò 。wǒ yě juéde wǒmen de fúzhuāng shèjì yīnggāi duō zhǎnxiàn yīxiē Zhōngguó běntǔ de dōngxi ，rú cìxiù děngděng 。hǎozài Zhōngguó de shízhuāng shèjì jìnniánlái fāzhǎn de hěn kuài ，yǐ jiànjiàn zuò chū le chéngjì ，bù bèi xīfāngrén zūnzhòng de qíngkuàng yě zài zhújiàn gǎibiàn 。
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