绳子 繩子 shéng zi cord / string / rope / CL:條|条[tiao2] syn 棉花 mián hua cotton syn 绳索 繩索 shéng suǒ rope syn 走投无路 走投無路 zǒu tóu wú lù to be at an impasse (idiom) / in a tight spot / at the end of one's rope / desperate syn 拉拢 拉攏 lā lǒng to rope in / fig. to involve sb / to entice syn 跳绳 跳繩 tiào shéng to jump rope / to skip / a skipping rope / a jump rope 卫生棉 衛生棉 wèi shēng mián sterilized absorbent cotton wool (used for dressings or cleansing wounds) / sanitary napkin / tampon 缆绳 纜繩 lǎn shéng cable / hawser / mooring rope 芙蓉 fú róng cotton rose hibiscus (Hibiscus mutabilis) / lotus / foo yung (Chinese dish similar to an omelet) syn 棉布 mián bù cotton cloth syn 开裂 開裂 kāi liè to split open / to dehisce (of fruit or cotton bolls, to split open) syn 纺织厂 紡織廠 fǎng zhī chǎng textile factory / cotton mill 吊索 diào suǒ sling / hoisting rope / suspension cable 收拢 收攏 shōu lǒng to draw to oneself / to gather up / to collect / to fold up (an umbrella, wings etc) / to assemble (a party of persons) / to rope in (some people) syn 褥子 rù zi cotton-padded mattress / CL:床[chuang2] syn 种花 種花 zhòng huā to grow flowers / (dialect) to vaccinate / (dialect) to grow cotton syn 棉纱 棉紗 mián shā cotton yarn syn 坎肩 kǎn jiān sleeveless jacket (usually cotton) / Chinese waistcoat syn 棉絮 mián xù cotton wadding syn 捆扎 捆紮 kǔn zā to bundle up with rope (e.g. firewood) / to secure with rope (e.g. suitcases on the roof of a car) / to strap down syn 黄麻 黃麻 huáng má jute (Corchorus capsularis Linn.) / plant fiber used for rope or sacks 会意 會意 huì yì combined ideogram (one of the Six Methods 六書|六书[liu4 shu1] of forming Chinese characters) / Chinese character that combines the meanings of existing elements / also known as joint ideogram or associative compound / to comprehend without being told explicitly / to cotton on / knowing (smile, glance etc) syn 钢丝绳 鋼絲繩 gāng sī shéng hawser / steel rope syn 攀援 pān yuán to climb up (a rope etc) / climbing (plant) syn 棉裤 棉褲 mián kù quilted cotton trousers / cotton-padded trousers (worn in winter) 棉衣 mián yī cotton-padded clothes / CL:件[jian4] syn 纺纱 紡紗 fǎng shā to spin (cotton, wool etc) / spinning 棉线 棉線 mián xiàn cotton thread / yarn cotton 结子 結子 jié zi knot (on a rope or string) syn 棉袄 棉襖 mián ǎo cotton-padded jacket 棉田 mián tián cotton field 布衣 bù yī plain cotton clothing / (literary) the common people syn 纯棉 純棉 chún mián pure cotton / 100% cotton 木棉 mù mián cotton tree (Bombax ceiba) syn 软梯 軟梯 ruǎn tī rope ladder syn 涤棉 滌棉 dí mián polyester-cotton blend 棉球 mián qiú cotton ball / swab / tampon 蜘蛛人 zhī zhū rén (coll.) rope access technician / industrial climber / (esp.) high-rise window washer 棉签 棉籤 mián qiān cotton swab 五花大绑 五花大綁 wǔ huā dà bǎng to bind a person's upper body, with arms tied behind the back and rope looped around the neck / to truss up syn 纱厂 紗廠 shā chǎng cotton mill / textile factory 木棉花 mù mián huā cotton 府绸 府綢 fǔ chóu poplin (cotton cloth used for shirts) 布帛 bù bó cloth and silk / cotton and silk textiles syn 棉毛 mián máo knitted cotton 套 tào to cover / to encase / cover / sheath / to overlap / to interleave / to model after / to copy / formula / harness / loop of rope / (fig.) to fish for / to obtain slyly / classifier for sets, collections / bend (of a river or mountain range, in place names) / tau (Greek letter Ττ) syn 累 纍 léi rope / to bind together / to twist around syn 弹 彈 tán to pluck (a string) / to play (a string instrument) / to spring or leap / to shoot (e.g. with a catapult) / (of cotton) to fluff or tease / to flick / to flip / to accuse / to impeach / elastic (of materials) syn 吐 tǔ to spit / to send out (silk from a silkworm, bolls from cotton flowers etc) / to say / to pour out (one's grievances) syn 盘 盤 pán tray / plate / dish / (finance) (bound form) market prices / (computing) (bound form) disk / to coil (a rope, pigtail etc) / to check / to examine / to investigate / to transfer / to sell (property) / to shift / to move (sth big and heavy) / classifier for things resembling a plate or dish / classifier for coils / classifier for games or matches (chess, table tennis etc) syn 索 suǒ to search / to demand / to ask / to exact / large rope / isolated syn 绳 繩 shéng rope / CL:根[gen1] syn 棉 mián generic term for cotton or kapok / cotton / padded or quilted with cotton syn 纱 紗 shā cotton yarn / muslin syn 揽 攬 lǎn to monopolize / to seize / to take into one's arms / to embrace / to fasten (with a rope etc) / to take on (responsibility etc) / to canvass syn 纲 綱 gāng head rope of a fishing net / guiding principle / key link / class (taxonomy) / outline / program syn 纤 縴 qiàn boatman's tow-rope syn 绳梯 繩梯 shéng tī a rope ladder syn 絮 xù cotton wadding / fig. padding / long-winded syn 纺 紡 fǎng to spin (cotton or hemp etc) / fine woven silk fabric syn 绵 緜 mián old variant of 綿|绵[mian2] / cotton 憨 hān silly / simple-minded / foolish / naive / sturdy / tough / heavy (of rope) syn 缆索 纜索 lǎn suǒ cable / hawser / mooring rope syn 脱脂棉 脫脂棉 tuō zhī mián absorbent cotton syn 芙蓉花 fú róng huā cotton rose hibiscus (Hibiscus mutabilis) / lotus 麻纱 麻紗 má shā linen or cotton fabric 药棉 藥棉 yào mián sterilized cotton (used for medical swabs) syn 解缆 解纜 jiě lǎn to untie a mooring rope 缒 縋 zhuì to let down with a rope 缧 縲 léi (literary) thick rope used to restrain a prisoner 缑 緱 gōu rope attached to a sword hilt / (archaic) hilt / sword 纩 纊 kuàng fine floss-silk or cotton 绋 紼 fú heavy rope / rope of a bier syn 泡泡纱 泡泡紗 pào pào shā seersucker (cotton cloth with pattern of dimples) 要子 yào zi straw rope 绠 綆 gěng (literary) well rope (for drawing water) 綍 fú heavy rope / ropes of a bier 筊 jiǎo bamboo rope 繨 dá a knot (of a rope) 緜 mián old variant of 綿|绵 / cotton 一年被蛇咬十年怕井绳 一年被蛇咬十年怕井繩 yī nián bèi shé yǎo shí nián pà jǐng shéng bitten by a snake in one year, fears the well rope for ten years (idiom) / once bitten twice shy 笉 qǐn smiling countenance / bamboo rope 棉棒 mián bàng cotton swab / cotton bud 棉花棒 mián huā bàng cotton swab / cotton bud 繘 yù a well-rope 緪 gēng a rope 一朝被蛇咬，十年怕井绳 一朝被蛇咬，十年怕井繩 yī zhāo bèi shé yǎo , shí nián pà jǐng shéng lit. once bitten by a snake, one is scared all one's life at the mere sight of a rope (saying) / fig. once bitten, twice shy 乼 xx rope (Korean gugja) 吊梯 diào tī a rope ladder 棕缚 棕縛 zōng fù palm fiber / rope of palm fiber / coir (coconut fiber) 棕绳 棕繩 zōng shéng rope of palm fiber / coir (coconut fiber) 牵绳 牽繩 qiān shéng tow rope 绳文 繩文 shéng wén Jyōmon period of Japanese prehistory, with rope pattern pottery 西欧缆绳和网丝工业联合会 Federation of Western European Rope and Twine Industries 拉雷索 lā léi suǒ pulling rope / pulling cable 欧洲粗绳和细绳工业联合会 歐洲粗繩和細繩工業聯合會 Federation of European Rope and Twine Industries 拧成一股绳 擰成一股繩 níng chéng yī gǔ shéng to twist (strands) together to form a rope / (fig.) to unite / to work together 套儿 套兒 tào r (coll.) loop of rope / noose / scheme / ploy / condom 跳皮筋 tiào pí jīn to play rubber band jump rope 