棉 mián generic term for cotton or kapok / cotton / padded or quilted with cotton syn 亮光 liàng guāng light / beam of light / gleam of light / light reflected from an object syn 顶灯 頂燈 dǐng dēng dome light (of a taxi etc) / ceiling light (in a room) / interior light (of a car) / light on the top of a mast etc 缥 縹 piǎo (literary) light blue / (literary) light blue silk fabric 脉络 脈絡 mài luò arteries and veins / network of blood vessels / vascular system (of a plant or animal) / (fig.) fabric (i.e. underlying structure, as in "social fabric") / overall context syn 混纺 混紡 hùn fǎng mixed fabric / blended fabric 麻纱 麻紗 má shā linen or cotton fabric 纺 紡 fǎng to spin (cotton or hemp etc) / fine woven silk fabric syn 纯棉 純棉 chún mián pure cotton / 100% cotton 棉线 棉線 mián xiàn cotton thread / yarn cotton 棉裤 棉褲 mián kù quilted cotton trousers / cotton-padded trousers (worn in winter) 棉棒 mián bàng cotton swab / cotton bud 棉花棒 mián huā bàng cotton swab / cotton bud 银光 銀光 yín guāng silvery light / bright white light / shining white light 背光 bèi guāng to be in a poor light / to do sth with one's back to the light / to stand in one's own light syn 亮灯 亮燈 liàng dēng to turn on a light / (of a light) to light up 光线 光線 guāng xiàn light ray / CL:條|条[tiao2],道[dao4] / light / illumination / lighting (for a photograph) syn 灵光 靈光 líng guāng divine light (around the Buddha) / a halo / a miraculous column of light / (slang) jolly good! syn 光柱 guāng zhù light beam / light pillar (atmospheric optics) syn 柳暗花明 liǔ àn huā míng lit. the willow trees make the shade, the flowers give the light (idiom) / at one's darkest hour, a glimmer of hope / light at the end of the tunnel 闯红灯 闖紅燈 chuǎng hóng dēng to run a red light / failing to stop at a red traffic light / (slang) to have sex with a girl while she is menstruating 轻骑 輕騎 qīng qí light cavalry / light motorcycle / moped syn 可见光 可見光 kě jiàn guāng visible light / light in optical spectrum 灯头 燈頭 dēng tóu electric light socket / burner (component of a kerosene lamp) / light (as a countable item, e.g. number of lights fitted in a house) 萤火 螢火 yíng huǒ light of firefly / fairy light 反射光 fǎn shè guāng to reflect light / reflection / reflected light 轻水 輕水 qīng shuǐ light water (as opposed to heavy water) / see light water reactor 輕水反應堆|轻水反应堆 灯号 燈號 dēng hào flashing light / indicator light 偏振光 piān zhèn guāng polarization of light / polarized light syn 航标灯 航標燈 háng biāo dēng lighted buoy / channel marking light / signal light 光感应 光感應 guāng gǎn yìng optical response / reaction to light / light sensitive / photoinduction 余光 餘光 yú guāng (out of) the corner of one's eyes / peripheral vision / residual light / light of the setting sun 轻型侦察直升机 qīng xíng zhēn chá zhí shēng jī light reconnaissance helicopter / light observation helicopter 轻型油罐车 輕型油罐車 light fuel trailer / light refuelling trailer 小武器和轻武器区域中心 小武器和輕武器區域中心 Regional Centre on Small Arms and Light Weapons in the Great Lakes Region, the Horn of Africa and Bordering States / Regional Centre on Small Arms and Light Weapons / Regional Centre on Small Arms 小武器区域中心 小武器區域中心 Regional Centre on Small Arms and Light Weapons in the Great Lakes Region, the Horn of Africa and Bordering States / Regional Centre on Small Arms and Light Weapons / Regional Centre on Small Arms 轻型渡河设备 輕型渡河設備 qīng xíng dù hé shè bèi light river-crossing equipment / light spanning equipment 牙科固化灯 牙科固化燈 dental curing light / ultraviolet curing light 欧安组织关于小武器和轻武器问题的文件 歐安組織關於小武器和輕武器問題的文件 Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe Document on Small Arms and Light Weapons / OSCE Document on Small Arms and Light Weapons 投映 tóu yìng (of a light source) to cast one's light on / to project (an image) 布料 bù liào fabric / cloth / material (for making clothing, curtains etc) syn 印花 yìn huā tax stamp / to print a pattern or design on fabric syn 织物 織物 zhī wù fabric / textile 透气 透氣 tòu qì to flow freely (of air) / to ventilate / to breathe (of fabric etc) / to take a breath of fresh air / to divulge syn 上色 shàng shǎi to color (a picture etc) / to dye (fabric etc) / to stain (furniture etc) syn 重磅 zhòng bàng (of a bomb) powerful / (of news) impactful / significant / (of fabric) heavy-duty 莱卡 萊卡 lái kǎ Leica camera / Lycra (fiber or fabric) 绸缎 綢緞 chóu duàn satin / silk fabric syn 肌体 肌體 jī tǐ the body / organism (usually human) / (fig.) fabric (of society etc) / cohesive structure (of an entity) syn 胶布 膠布 jiāo bù adhesive plaster / band-aid / rubber tape / rubberized fabric syn 织锦 織錦 zhī jǐn brocade / silk fabric with colored pattern 罗纹 羅紋 luó wén rib (in fabric) / ribbed pattern syn 嚓嚓 cā cā (onom.) scraping sound / ripping of fabric / screeching of tires 柔软剂 柔軟劑 róu ruǎn jì fabric softener 绸子 綢子 chóu zi silk fabric / silk / CL:匹[pi3] syn 呢 ní dense wool fabric (used for coats and jackets) syn 编织品 編織品 biān zhī pǐn woven fabric 呢子 ní zi dense wool fabric (used for coats and jackets) syn 帘布 簾布 lián bù cord fabric used in vehicle tires 缝针 縫針 féng zhēn to stitch fabric / (medicine) to sew up a wound or incision 毡子 氈子 zhān zi felt (fabric) 柔顺剂 柔順劑 róu xùn jì fabric softener 柔顺剂 柔順劑 róu shùn jì fabric softener 绢 絹 juàn thin, tough silk fabric 嚓 cā (onom.) scraping sound / ripping of fabric / screeching of tires syn 哧 chī (onom.) giggling / breathing / tearing of paper, ripping of fabric etc syn 绤 綌 xì coarse hempen fabric 暗花儿 暗花兒 àn huā r veiled design incised in porcelain or woven in fabric 洴 píng wash / bleach (fabric) 綌 xì coarse hempen fabric 凡尔丁 凡爾丁 fán ěr dīng valitin (plain wool fabric) (loanword) 制服呢 zhì fú ní (textiles) uniform coating / durable, warm fabric used for uniforms 格子呢 gé zi ní checked woolen fabric / plaid 梅萨林 梅薩林 méi sà lín muslin or mousseline silk fabric 篷盖布 篷蓋佈 péng gài bù tarpaulin fabric 丝绸织物 絲綢織物 sī chóu zhī wù silk fabric 丝织物 絲織物 sī zhī wù woven silk fabric 经丝彩色显花 經絲彩色顯花 jīng sī cǎi sè xiǎn huā warp brocade / woven fabric with single woof but colored warp 经锦 經錦 jīng jǐn warp brocade / woven fabric with single colored woof but many-colored warp 绵绸 綿綢 mián chóu rough-textured fabric of waste silk 紧密织物 緊密織物 jǐn mì zhī wù closely woven fabric 纬锦 緯錦 wěi jǐn woof brocade / woven fabric with many-colored woof 羽毛缎 羽毛緞 yǔ máo duàn camlet (silk fabric) syn 羽缎 羽緞 yǔ duàn camlet (silk fabric) syn 花结 花結 huā jié decorative bow of ribbon or fabric 软呢 軟呢 ruǎn ní soft, pliable wool fabric 社会结构 社會結構 shè huì jié gòu social fabric 綷縩 cuì cài (onom.) sound of friction of fabric 透明硬纱 透明硬紗 tòu míng yìng shā organza (fabric) 柔软精 柔軟精 róu ruǎn jīng fabric softener (Tw) 毪 mú a type of woolen fabric made in Tibet 毪子 mú zi a type of woolen fabric made in Tibet 网布 網布 wǎng bù (textiles) mesh fabric 马扎 馬紮 mǎ zhá campstool / folding stool (with fabric stretched across the top to sit on) 氆氇 氆氌 pǔ lu woolen fabric made in Tibet 起球 qǐ qiú (of a sweater, fabric etc) to pill 芙蓉 fú róng cotton rose hibiscus (Hibiscus mutabilis) / lotus / foo yung (Chinese dish similar to an omelet) syn 棉花 mián hua cotton syn 布衣 bù yī plain cotton clothing / (literary) the common people syn 