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1 silk
2 thread
3 trace
4 (cuisine) shreds or julienne strips
5 classifier: 条 tiáo
6 classifier: a thread (of cloud, smoke etc), a bit, an iota, a hint (of sth) etc

屌丝

diǎo sī

1 loser (Internet slang)

爱丽丝

Ài lì sī

1 Alice (name)

抽丝

chōu sī

1 to spin silk

Idioms (11)

一丝一毫

yī sī yī háo

1 one thread, one hair (idiom); a tiny bit
2 an iota

一丝不挂

yī sī bù guà

1 not wearing one thread (idiom); absolutely naked
2 without a stitch of clothing
3 in one's birthday suit

一丝不苟

yī sī bù gǒu

1 not one thread loose (idiom); strictly according to the rules
2 meticulous
3 not one hair out of place

吐丝自缚

tǔ sī zì fù

1 to spin a cocoon around oneself (idiom); enmeshed in a trap of one's own devising
2 hoist with his own petard

单丝不成线，独木不成林

dān sī bù chéng xiàn , dú mù bù chéng lín

1 one strand does not make a thread, one tree does not make a forest (idiom)

Sample Sentences

那你肯定很难理解网上那些组织应援、为偶像摇旗呐喊的行为啦，现在很多偶像是通过粉丝支持、创造流量爆红的，所以粉丝几乎是他们的衣食父母呀。

nà nǐ kěndìng hěn nán lǐjiě wǎngshàng nàxiē zǔzhī yìngyuán 、wèi ǒuxiàng yáoqínàhǎn de xíngwéi la ，xiànzài hěnduō ǒuxiàng shì tōngguò fěnsī zhīchí 、chuàngzào liúliàng bàohóng de ，suǒyǐ fěnsī jīhū shì tāmen de yīshífùmǔ ya 。

Then you must find it hard to understand how online groups provide support, carry flags and shout support for their idols. Now many idols are supported by fans who help to create traffic. So fans have almost become their parents.

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粉丝想要对爱豆进行爱的供养，只要双方你情我愿，何乐而不为呢？

fěnsī xiǎngyào duì àidòu jìnxíng ài de gōngyǎng ，zhǐyào shuāngfāng nǐqíngwǒyuàn ，hélèérbùwéi ne ？

Fans want to show love and support for their idols ,as long as both parties are willing, why not?

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我不过是一颗小小的螺丝钉罢了，是公司的战略制定得好

wǒ bùguò shì yī kē xiǎoxiǎo de luósīdīng bàle ，shì gōngsī de zhànlu:è zhìdìng de hǎo

I’m just a small fry, it’s the company’s strategy that is well formulated.

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粤港澳大湾区以环珠江口区域为核心，背靠大陆面向南海，地处国际航线要冲，是中国与海上丝绸之路沿线国家海上往来距离最近的经济发达区域。大湾区的发展也同时可以作为中国一带一路的催化剂，粤港澳大湾区是一个策略性发展，目的是连接中亚到欧洲的丝绸之路经济带和南亚到非洲和中东的海上丝绸之路的经济。

Yuègǎngàodàwānqū yǐ huánzhūjiāngkǒu qūyù wéi héxīn ，bèikào Dàlù miànxiàng NánHǎi ，dìchǔ guójì hángxiàn yàochōng ，shì Zhōngguó yǔ hǎishàng sīchóuzhīLù yánxiàn guójiā hǎishàng wǎnglái jùlí zuìjìn de jīngjì fādá qūyù 。dàwānqū de fāzhǎn yě tóngshí kěyǐ zuòwéi zhōngguó yīdàiyīlù de cuīhuàjì ，yuègǎngàodàwānqū shì yīgē strategic fāzhǎn ，mùdì shì liánjiē zhōngYà dào ōuzhōu de sīchóuzhīlù jīngjì dài hé nányà dào fēizhōu hé zhōngdōng de hǎishàng sīchóuzhīlù de jīngjì 。

The Greater Bay Area is centered around the Pearl River Estuary, facing inland China and the South China Sea, linked to international transportation routes and an economic region closest to the Maritime Silk Road. The development of the area should also act as a catalyst for China’s Belt and Road Initiative - it is a strategic development that aims to link the economies along the Silk Road Economic Belt (Central Asia to Europe) and the Maritime Silk Road (South Asia to Africa and the Middle East) together.

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自己做购物攻略啊，比如泰国吧，泰国廊曼机场就有泰国手工艺品，如泰丝制品啦、佛教用品什么的，我最爱只有当地才买得到的泰式SPA精油了，在家就能享受会所级别的身心灵放松。

zìjǐ zuò gòuwù gōnglu:è ā ，bǐrú Tàiguó ba ，Tàiguó lángmàn jīchǎng jiù yǒu Tàiguó shǒugōngyì pǐn ，rú Tàisī zhìpǐn la 、Fójiào yòngpǐn shénme de ，wǒ zuì ài zhǐ yǒu dāngdì cái mǎi dédào de Tàishì SPA jīngyóu le ，zài jiā jiù néng xiǎngshòu huìsuǒ jíbié de shēn xīn líng fàngsōng 。

Formulate your own shopping strategy, like in Thailand for example, at Don Mueang Airport there are handmade Thai craftworks, like Thai silk products, Buddhist artifacts and things like that. What I love the most are the Thai Spa essential oils that you can only buy locally, that way my home can allow me to relax body and mind, as if I’m at a private members’ club.

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开放包容。古丝绸之路跨越尼罗河流域、底格里斯河和幼发拉底河流域、印度河和恒河流域、黄河和长江流域，跨越埃及文明、巴比伦文明、印度文明、中华文明的发祥地，跨越佛教、基督教、伊斯兰教信众的汇集地，跨越不同国度和肤色人民的聚居地。

kāifàng bāoróng 。gǔ SīchóuzhīLù kuàyuè NíluóHé liúyù 、DǐgélǐsīHé hé YòufālādǐHé liúyù 、YìndùHé hé HéngHé liúyù 、HuángHé hé Chángjiāngliúyù ，kuàyuè Āijí wénmíng 、Bābǐlún wénmíng 、Yìndù wénmíng 、Zhōnghuá wénmíng de fāxiángdì ，kuàyuè Fójiào 、Jīdūjiào 、Yīsīlánjiào xìnzhòng de huìjí de ，kuàyuè bùtóng guódù hé fūsè rénmín de jùjūdì 。

Openness and Tolerance. The old Silk Road spanned the Nile, Tigris and Euphrates river basins, the Indus and the Ganges river basins, the Yellow river and the Yangtze river deltas, spanning the cradle of the Egyptian, Babylonian, Indian and Chinese civilizations, the gathering places for Buddhists, Christians and Muslims, different nations and the homelands of people of different skin colors.

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互学互鉴。古丝绸之路不仅是一条通商易货之道更是一条知识交流之路沿着古丝绸之路，中国将丝绸、瓷器、漆器、铁器传到西方，也为中国带来了胡椒、亚麻、香料、葡萄、石榴。

hù xué hù jiàn 。gǔ SīchóuzhīLù bùjǐn shì yī tiáo tōngshāng yìhuò zhī dào gèng shì yī tiáo zhīshi jiāoliú zhī lù yánzhe gǔ SīchóuzhīLù ，Zhōngguó jiāng sīchóu 、cíqì 、qīqì 、tiěqì chuán dào Xīfāng ，yě wèi Zhōngguó dàilái le hújiāo 、yàmá 、xiāngliào 、pútao 、shíliu 。

Learning from each other’s examples. The old Silk Road was not just a trading route, but also a channel for the exchange of knowledge. China passed silk, pottery, lacquerware and iron ware to the West, while China received pepper, linen, spices, grapes and pomegranate.

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沿着古丝绸之路，佛教、伊斯兰教及阿拉伯的天文、历法、医药传入中国，中国的四大发明、养蚕技术也由此传向世界。更为重要的是，商品和知识交流带来了观念创新。

yánzhe gǔ SīchóuzhīLù ，Fójiào 、Yīsīlánjiào jí Ālābó de tiānwén 、lìfǎ 、yīyào chuánrù Zhōngguó ，Zhōngguó de sìdàfāmíng 、yǎngcán jìshù yě yóucǐ chuán Xiàng shìjiè 。gèngwéi zhòngyào de shì ，shāngpǐn hé zhīshi jiāoliú dàilái le guānniàn chuàngxīn 。

Buddhism and Islam came to China along the old Silk Road, along with Arabian astronomy, calendars and medicine, and China’s four great inventions (the compass, gunpowder, paper and printing) and silk farming technology also passed to the world along it. More importantly, the exchange of goods and ideas brought with it conceptual innovation.

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在这条大动脉上，资金、技术、人员等生产要素自由流动，商品、资源成果等实现共享。阿拉木图、撒马尔罕、长安等重镇和苏尔港广州等良港兴旺发达，罗马、安息、贵霜等古国欣欣向荣，中国汉唐迎来了盛世。古丝绸之路创造了地区大发展大繁荣。

zài zhè tiáo dàdòngmài shàng ，zījīn 、jìshù 、rényuán děng shēngchǎn yàosù zìyóu liúdòng ，shāngpǐn 、Zīyuán chéngguǒ děng shíxiàn gòngxiǎng 。Ālāmùtú 、Sǎmǎěrhǎn 、Chángān děng zhòngzhèn hé Sūěr gǎng Guǎngzhōu děng liánggǎng xīngwàngfādá ，Luómǎ 、ānxī 、Guǐshuāng děng gǔguó xīnxīnxiàngróng ，Zhōngguó Hàn Táng yíng lái le shèngshì 。gǔ SīchóuzhīLù chuàngzào le dìqū dà fāzhǎn dà fánróng 。

On these great thoroughfares the essential factors of production, such as capital, technology, and manpower flowed freely, with sharing of goods, resources and achievements. Important cities such as Almaty, Samarkand and Changan, along with great ports like Sur and Guangzhou flourished, while the Roman, the Arsacid and the Kushan civilisations prospered and China was enjoying the high point of its civilisation in the Han and Tang dynasties. The old Silk Road created great regional development and prosperity.

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互利共赢。古丝绸之路见证了陆上“使者相望于道商旅不绝于途”的盛况，也见证了海上“舶交海中，不知其数”的繁华。

hùlì gòngyíng 。gǔ SīchóuzhīLù jiànzhèng le lùshàng “shǐzhě xiāngwàng yú dào shānglǚ bùjué yú tú ”de shèngkuàng ，yě jiànzhèng le hǎishàng “bó jiāo hǎi zhōng ，bùzhī qí shǔ ”de fánhuá 。

Win-win mutual benefit. The old Silk Road bore witness to a grand scene in which envoys could meet on the road and there was a constant flow of merchants travelling back and forth, and saw ships passing each other on the seas, in what was unfathomable prosperity.

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