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Talking Chinese English Dictionary

Talking Chinese<->English dictionary with pinyin, English definition, pronunciation, variants, stroke animation, stroke order image, and sample sentences.
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IDChineseTrad.PinyinPlainPYEnglish Definition
1 xiùxiu4to embroider; embroidery; variant of
2蜀绣 蜀繡 shǔ xiùShu3 xiu4Sichuan embroidery, one of the four major traditional styles of Chinese embroidery (the other three being 苏绣 , 湘绣 and 粤绣 )
3苏绣 蘇繡 xiùSu1 xiu4Suzhou embroidery, one of the four major traditional styles of Chinese embroidery (the other three being 湘绣 , 粤绣 and 蜀绣 )
4粤绣 粵繡 yuè xiùYue4 xiu4Guangdong embroidery, one of the four major traditional styles of Chinese embroidery (the other three being 苏绣 , 湘绣 and 蜀绣 )
5暗绿绣眼鸟 暗綠繡眼鳥 àn xiù yǎn niǎoan4 lu:4 xiu4 yan3 niao3(bird species of China) Japanese white-eye (Zosterops japonicus)
6刺绣 刺繡 xiùci4 xiu4to embroider; embroidery
7刺绣品 刺繡品 xiù pǐnci4 xiu4 pin3embroidery
8低地绣眼鸟 低地繡眼鳥 xiù yǎn niǎodi1 di4 xiu4 yan3 niao3(bird species of China) lowland white-eye (Zosterops meyeni)
9红胁绣眼鸟 紅脅繡眼鳥 hóng xié xiù yǎn niǎohong2 xie2 xiu4 yan3 niao3(bird species of China) chestnut-flanked white-eye (Zosterops erythropleurus)
10花拳绣腿 花拳繡腿 huā quán xiù tuǐhua1 quan2 xiu4 tui3flowery of fist with fancy footwork (idiom); highly embellished and ineffectual; fancy but impractical skills; all show and no go; pugilistic wankery
11灰腹绣眼鸟 灰腹繡眼鳥 huī xiù yǎn niǎohui1 fu4 xiu4 yan3 niao3(bird species of China) oriental white-eye (Zosterops palpebrosus)
12锦心绣口 錦心繡口 jǐn xīn xiù kǒujin3 xin1 xiu4 kou3(of writing) elegant and ornate
13锦绣 錦繡 jǐn xiùjin3 xiu4beautiful
14锦绣前程 錦繡前程 jǐn xiù qián chéngjin3 xiu4 qian2 cheng2bright future; bright prospects
15绫罗锦绣 綾羅錦繡 líng luó jǐn xiùling2 luo2 jin3 xiu4expensive clothes (idiom)
16抛绣球 拋繡球 pāo xiù qiúpao1 xiu4 qiu2throwing the embroidered ball (traditional Zhuang flirting game at festivals); (fig.) to make overtures; to court
17绮绣 綺繡 xiùqi3 xiu4silk material with grained pattern
18十字绣 十字繡 shí xiùshi2 zi4 xiu4cross-stitch
19湘绣 湘繡 xiāng xiùXiang1 xiu4Hunan embroidery, one of the four major traditional styles of Chinese embroidery (the other three being 苏绣 , 粤绣 and 蜀绣 )
20绣墩 繡墩 xiù dūnxiu4 dun1see 坐墩
21绣花 繡花 xiù huāxiu4 hua1to embroider; to do embroidery
22绣花鞋 繡花鞋 xiù huā xiéxiu4 hua1 xie2embroidered shoes
23绣球花 繡球花 xiù qiú huāxiu4 qiu2 hua1hydrangea
24绣球藤 繡球藤 xiù qiú téngxiu4 qiu2 teng2Clematis montana
25绣帷 繡帷 xiù wéixiu4 wei2tapestry
26绣衣直指 繡衣直指 xiù zhí zhǐxiu4 yi1 zhi2 zhi3Han official post responsible for suppressing bandits (idiom)

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