钢丝 (鋼絲)
gāng sī
Pinyin

Definition

钢丝 (鋼絲)
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gāng sī
  1. steel wire
  2. tightrope

Character Decomposition

Related Words (20)

粉丝
fěn sī
  1. 1 bean vermicelli
  2. 2 mung bean starch noodles
  3. 3 Chinese vermicelli
  4. 4 cellophane noodles
  5. 5 classifier: 把 bǎ
  6. 6 fan (loanword)
  7. 7 enthusiast for sb or sth
丝
sī
  1. 1 silk
  2. 2 thread
  3. 3 trace
  4. 4 (cuisine) shreds or julienne strips
  5. 5 classifier: 条 tiáo
  6. 6 classifier: a thread (of cloud, smoke etc), a bit, an iota, a hint (of sth) etc
钢琴
gāng qín
  1. 1 piano
  2. 2 classifier: 架 jià
  3. 3 classifier: 台 tái
屌丝
diǎo sī
  1. 1 loser (Internet slang)
恨铁不成钢
hèn tiě bù chéng gāng
  1. 1 lit. to hate iron for not becoming steel
  2. 2 to feel resentful towards sb for failing to meet expectations and impatient to see improvement (idiom)

Idioms (13)

一丝一毫
yī sī yī háo
  1. 1 one thread, one hair (idiom); a tiny bit
  2. 2 an iota
一丝不挂
yī sī bù guà
  1. 1 not wearing one thread (idiom); absolutely naked
  2. 2 without a stitch of clothing
  3. 3 in one's birthday suit
一丝不苟
yī sī bù gǒu
  1. 1 not one thread loose (idiom); strictly according to the rules
  2. 2 meticulous
  3. 3 not one hair out of place
人是铁饭是钢
rén shì tiě fàn shì gāng
  1. 1 one can't function properly on an empty stomach (idiom)
  2. 2 an empty sack cannot stand upright
吐丝自缚
tǔ sī zì fù
  1. 1 to spin a cocoon around oneself (idiom); enmeshed in a trap of one's own devising
  2. 2 hoist with his own petard

Sample Sentences

洋洋，我不能再害你了！我有家，有责任。而且我也不想再过这种走钢丝的日子了，请你原谅我！
Yángyang ，wǒ bùnéng zài hài nǐ le ！wǒ yǒu jiā ，yǒu zérèn 。érqiě wǒ yě bù xiǎng zài guò zhèzhǒng zǒu gāngsī de rìzi le ，qǐng nǐ yuánliàng wǒ ！
Yangyang, I can't hurt you again! I have a family and responsibilities. And I can't keep living on the edge like this. Please forgive me!
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