Chinese Word: 缝 - Talking Chinese English Dictionary

缝 (Trad.: 縫)HSK 6

Total strokes: 13; Radical: 糸

Pictophonetic: 逢 indicates the sound; 纟 (thread) conveys the meaning.

Character Formation:

⿰ Left to right
- 纟 [ sī ] silk; thread
- 逢 [ féng ] to happen to meet; chance meeting, coincidence

Similar Characters: 蓬篷槰

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Pinyin: fèng

English Definition: seam; crack; narrow slit; Classifiers: 道

Chinese Definition:
①空隙，裂开或自然露出的窄长口子：缝子。缝隙。裂缝。见缝插针。
②缝合的地方：天衣无缝。
Example Words:

缝隙	fèng xì	small crack; chink
裂缝	liè fèng	crack; crevice; Classifiers: 道
牙缝	yá fèng	gap between teeth
夹缝	jiā fèng	crack; crevice
天衣无缝	tiān yī wú fèng	lit. seamless heavenly clothes (idiom); fig. flawless

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Pinyin: féng

English Definition: to sew; to stitch

Chinese Definition:
①用针线连缀：缝纫。缝缀。缝制。缝补。缝连。裁缝。
Example Words:

缝纫机	féng rèn jī	sewing machine; Classifiers: 架
缝合	féng hé	to sew together; suture (in surgery); to sew up (a wound)
缝纫	féng rèn	to sew; tailoring
缝补	féng bǔ	to darn (clothing); to sew and mend
裁缝	cái féng	tailor; dressmaker	HSK 6

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Example Sentences

1		tā 她 dú zì 独自 yī 一 rén 人 zài 在 lǐ miàn 里面， kē sài tè 珂赛特 kàn 看 zhe 着 jù 锯 zhe 着 de 的 mù tou 木头 zhèng 正 kàn 看 dé 得 chū shén 出神， lǎo nǎi nǎi 老奶奶 yī 一 yǎn 眼 kàn jiàn 看见 dà yī 大衣 guà 挂 zài 在 dīng zi 钉子 shàng 上， biàn 便 zǒu 走 qù 去 tōu 偷 kàn 看， dà yī lǐ zi 大衣里子 shì 是 chóng xīn 重新 fèng 缝 hǎo 好 le 了 de 的。 Cosette was occupied in admiring the wood as it was sawed. The old woman caught sight of the coat hanging on a nail, and examined it.
2		tā 她 hòu 后 lái 来 zài 再 yě 也 méi yǒu 没有 wèi 为 wǒ 我 fèng 缝 guò 过 kòu zi 扣子， dàn 但 wǒ 我 dāng xuǎn 当选 zhōu zhǎng 州长 zhī hòu 之后， tā 她 chéng wéi 成为 zhōu lǐ 州里 de 的 cān yì yuán 参议员， yòng 用 tā 她 de 的 xuǎn piào 选票 lái 来 bāng zhù 帮助 wǒ 我 dù guò 渡过 xiǎn guān 险关。 She never sewed another button for me, but after I became governor and she went to the state Senate, her votes often bailed me out in other ways.
3		tā 她 zài 在 xīn 新 wéi qún 围裙 shàng 上 fèng 缝 shàng 上 yī 一 zhǐ 只 kǒu dài 口袋。 She stitched a pocket on the new apron.
4		“ wǒ 我 yù dào 遇到 guò 过 zuì 最 lì hài 厉害 de 的 shì 是 bǎ 把 qián 钱 fèng 缝 jìn 进 chuāng lián 窗帘 gǔn biān 滚边 zhōng 中， ” tā 他 shuō 说。 "The worst case I' ve had was a guest who sewed money into the hem of the curtains, " he said.
5		zhè 这 wèi 位 cái féng 裁缝 xīn cháng 心肠 hěn 很 hǎo 好， qǔ chū 取出 zhēn xiàn 针线 bǎ 把 tā 它 de 的 dǔ zi 肚子 fèng 缝 zài 在 le 了 yì qǐ 一起。 Having a compassionate heart, he got out a needle and thread and sewed the bean back together.

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1		tā 她 dú zì 独自 yī 一 rén 人 zài 在 lǐ miàn 里面， kē sài tè 珂赛特 kàn 看 zhe 着 jù 锯 zhe 着 de 的 mù tou 木头 zhèng 正 kàn 看 dé 得 chū shén 出神， lǎo nǎi nǎi 老奶奶 yī 一 yǎn 眼 kàn jiàn 看见 dà yī 大衣 guà 挂 zài 在 dīng zi 钉子 shàng 上， biàn 便 zǒu 走 qù 去 tōu 偷 kàn 看， dà yī lǐ zi 大衣里子 shì 是 chóng xīn 重新 fèng 缝 hǎo 好 le 了 de 的。 Cosette was occupied in admiring the wood as it was sawed. The old woman caught sight of the coat hanging on a nail, and examined it.
2		tā 她 hòu 后 lái 来 zài 再 yě 也 méi yǒu 没有 wèi 为 wǒ 我 fèng 缝 guò 过 kòu zi 扣子， dàn 但 wǒ 我 dāng xuǎn 当选 zhōu zhǎng 州长 zhī hòu 之后， tā 她 chéng wéi 成为 zhōu lǐ 州里 de 的 cān yì yuán 参议员， yòng 用 tā 她 de 的 xuǎn piào 选票 lái 来 bāng zhù 帮助 wǒ 我 dù guò 渡过 xiǎn guān 险关。 She never sewed another button for me, but after I became governor and she went to the state Senate, her votes often bailed me out in other ways.
3		tā 她 zài 在 xīn 新 wéi qún 围裙 shàng 上 fèng 缝 shàng 上 yī 一 zhǐ 只 kǒu dài 口袋。 She stitched a pocket on the new apron.
4		“ wǒ 我 yù dào 遇到 guò 过 zuì 最 lì hài 厉害 de 的 shì 是 bǎ 把 qián 钱 fèng 缝 jìn 进 chuāng lián 窗帘 gǔn biān 滚边 zhōng 中， ” tā 他 shuō 说。 "The worst case I' ve had was a guest who sewed money into the hem of the curtains, " he said.
5		zhè 这 wèi 位 cái féng 裁缝 xīn cháng 心肠 hěn 很 hǎo 好， qǔ chū 取出 zhēn xiàn 针线 bǎ 把 tā 它 de 的 dǔ zi 肚子 fèng 缝 zài 在 le 了 yì qǐ 一起。 Having a compassionate heart, he got out a needle and thread and sewed the bean back together.

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