毛线 (毛線)
máo xiàn
Pinyin

Definition

毛线 (毛線)
 - 
máo xiàn
  1. knitting wool
  2. wool yarn

Character Decomposition

Related Words (20)

毛
Máo
  1. 1 surname Mao
毛病
máo bìng
  1. 1 fault
  2. 2 defect
  3. 3 shortcomings
  4. 4 ailment
  5. 5 classifier: 个 gè
毛衣
máo yī
  1. 1 (wool) sweater
  2. 2 classifier: 件 jiàn
羊毛
yáng máo
  1. 1 fleece
  2. 2 wool
  3. 3 woolen
吹毛求疵
chuī máo qiú cī
  1. 1 lit. to blow apart the hairs upon a fur to discover any defect (idiom); fig. to be fastidious
  2. 2 nitpick

Idioms (20)

一毛不拔
yī máo bù bá
  1. 1 stingy (idiom)
九牛一毛
jiǔ niú yī máo
  1. 1 lit. one hair from nine oxen (idiom)
  2. 2 fig. a drop in the ocean
千里寄鹅毛
qiān lǐ jì é máo
  1. 1 goose feather sent from afar (idiom); a trifling present with a weighty thought behind it
  2. 2 also written 千里送鵝毛|千里送鹅毛
千里送鹅毛
qiān lǐ sòng é máo
  1. 1 goose feather sent from afar (idiom); a trifling present with a weighty thought behind it
千里送鹅毛，礼轻人意重
qiān lǐ sòng é máo , lǐ qīng rén yì zhòng
  1. 1 goose feather sent from afar, a slight present but weighty meaning (idiom); It's not the present the counts, it's the thought behind it.

Sample Sentences

好啊。针和毛线在哪儿买？
hǎo a 。zhēn hé máoxiàn zài nǎr mǎi ？
Sure, where do I buy the needles and the yarn?
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