| 1 | 领袖 | 領袖 | lǐng xiù | ling3 xiu4 | leader; Classifiers: 个 | | |
| 2 | 袖 | 袖 | xiù | xiu4 | sleeve; to tuck inside one's sleeve | | |
| 3 | 袖子 | 袖子 | xiù zi | xiu4 zi5 | sleeve | | |
| 4 | 攘袖 | 攘袖 | rǎng xiù | rang3 xiu4 | to roll up the sleeves | | |
| 5 | 袖手旁观 | 袖手旁觀 | xiù shǒu páng guān | xiu4 shou3 pang2 guan1 | to watch with folded arms (idiom); to look on without lifting a finger | | |
| 6 | 袖扣 | 袖扣 | xiù kòu | xiu4 kou4 | cuff link | | |
| 7 | 袖口 | 袖口 | xiù kǒu | xiu4 kou3 | cuff | | |
| 8 | 衣袖 | 衣袖 | yī xiù | yi1 xiu4 | the sleeve of a garment | | |
| 9 | 袖管 | 袖管 | xiù guǎn | xiu4 guan3 | sleeve | | |
| 10 | 袖箍 | 袖箍 | xiù gū | xiu4 gu1 | armband | | |
| 11 | 袖标 | 袖標 | xiù biāo | xiu4 biao1 | armband; sleeve badge | | |
| 12 | 套袖 | 套袖 | tào xiù | tao4 xiu4 | sleeve cover | | |
| 13 | 水袖 | 水袖 | shuǐ xiù | shui3 xiu4 | flowing sleeves (part of theatrical costume) | | |
| 14 | 甩袖子 | 甩袖子 | shuǎi xiù zi | shuai3 xiu4 zi5 | to swing one's sleeve (in anger) | | |
| 15 | 长袖 | 長袖 | cháng xiù | chang2 xiu4 | long sleeves; long-sleeved shirt | | |
| 16 | 清风两袖 | 清風兩袖 | qīng fēng liǎng xiù | qing1 feng1 liang3 xiu4 | honest and upright (idiom) | | |
| 17 | 捋袖子 | 捋袖子 | luō xiù zi | luo1 xiu4 zi5 | to push up one's sleeves | | |
| 18 | 两袖清风 | 兩袖清風 | liǎng xiù qīng fēng | liang3 xiu4 qing1 feng1 | lit. both sleeves flowing in the breeze (idiom); having clean hands; uncorrupted; unsoiled by corrupt practices | | |
| 19 | 精神领袖 | 精神領袖 | jīng shén lǐng xiù | jing1 shen2 ling3 xiu4 | spiritual leader (of a nation or church); religious leader | | |
| 20 | 狐裘羔袖 | 狐裘羔袖 | hú qiú gāo xiù | hu2 qiu2 gao1 xiu4 | good on the whole but not perfect (idiom) | | |
| 21 | 拂袖而去 | 拂袖而去 | fú xiù ér qù | fu2 xiu4 er2 qu4 | to storm off in a huff (idiom) | | |
| 22 | 拂袖而起 | 拂袖而起 | fú xiù ér qǐ | fu2 xiu4 er2 qi3 | to rise in anger (idiom) | | |
| 23 | 断袖之癖 | 斷袖之癖 | duàn xiù zhī pǐ | duan4 xiu4 zhi1 pi3 | lit. cut sleeve (idiom); fig. euphemism for homosexuality, originating from History of Western Han 汉书 : emperor Han Aidi (real name Liu Xin) was in bed with his lover Dong Xian, and had to attend a court audience that morning. Not wishing to awaken Dong Xian, who was sleeping with his head resting on the emperor's long robe sleeve, Aidi used a knife to cut off the lower half of his sleeve. | | |
| 24 | 断袖 | 斷袖 | duàn xiù | duan4 xiu4 | homosexual; see 断袖之癖 | | |
| 25 | 短袖 | 短袖 | duǎn xiù | duan3 xiu4 | short sleeves; short-sleeved shirt | | |