绸缪 (綢繆)
chóu móu
Pinyin

Definition

绸缪 (綢繆)
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chóu móu
  1. to be sentimentally attached to sb or sth

Character Decomposition

Related Words (9)

未雨绸缪
wèi yǔ chóu móu
  1. 1 lit. before it rains, bind around with silk (idiom, from Book of Songs 詩經|诗经); fig. to plan ahead
  2. 2 to prepare for a rainy day
丝绸
sī chóu
  1. 1 silk cloth
  2. 2 silk
丝绸之路
Sī chóu zhī Lù
  1. 1 the Silk Road
绸缎
chóu duàn
  1. 1 satin
  2. 2 silk fabric
绸缪
chóu móu
  1. 1 to be sentimentally attached to sb or sth

Idioms (1)

未雨绸缪
wèi yǔ chóu móu
  1. 1 lit. before it rains, bind around with silk (idiom, from Book of Songs 詩經|诗经); fig. to plan ahead
  2. 2 to prepare for a rainy day

Sample Sentences

哎哎哎，你别胡说，血口喷人啊。拿刀的又不是我，我只不过是做了最坏的打算，“未雨绸缪”而已啊。
āi āi āi ，nǐ bié húshuō ，xiěkǒu pēn rén ā 。ná dāo de yòu bú shì wǒ ，wǒ zhǐ búguò shì zuò le zuì huài de dǎsuàn ，“wèiyǔchóumóu ”éryǐ ā 。
Son: Ah, what nonsense! Don't spit your poison at me. I wasn't the one holding the knife. I just planned for the worst case scenario, just planning ahead, that's all.
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你说的是没错，但谁知道会不会用到呢？未雨绸缪才是正确的态度。
nǐ shuō de shì méicuò ，dàn shéizhīdào huì bùhuì yòngdào ne ？wèiyǔchóumóu cáishì zhèngquè de tàidu 。
You're right, but who knows if it will come in useful? Preparing for a rainy day is the right attitude.
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