山 shān mountain / hill (CL:座[zuo4]) / (coll.) small bundle of straw for silkworms to spin cocoons on syn 旋转 旋轉 xuán zhuǎn to rotate / to revolve / to spin / to whirl syn 兜风 兜風 dōu fēng to catch the wind / to go for a spin in the fresh air 丝绸 絲綢 sī chóu silk cloth / silk syn 上山 shàng shān to climb a hill / to go to the mountains / (of silkworms) to go up bundles of straw (to spin cocoons) / to pass away / (of the sun or moon) to rise 打转 打轉 dǎ zhuàn to spin / to rotate / to revolve syn 化妆师 化妝師 huà zhuāng shī make-up artist / (fig.) spin doctor / reputation manager 未雨绸缪 未雨綢繆 wèi yǔ chóu móu lit. before it rains, bind around with silk (idiom, from Book of Songs 詩經|诗经) / fig. to plan ahead / to prepare for a rainy day syn 丝巾 絲巾 sī jīn headscarf / kerchief / silk neckband 丝线 絲線 sī xiàn silk thread (for sewing) / silk yarn (for weaving) syn 作茧自缚 作繭自縛 zuò jiǎn zì fù to spin a cocoon around oneself (idiom) / enmeshed in a trap of one's own devising / hoist by his own petard syn 真丝 真絲 zhēn sī silk / pure silk 绸缎 綢緞 chóu duàn satin / silk fabric syn 丝网 絲網 sī wǎng silk screen / screen (printing) 阳关 陽關 yáng guān Yangguan or Southern Pass on the south Silk Road in Gansu, 70 km south of Dunhuang 敦煌 精练 精練 jīng liàn (textiles) to scour / to degum (silk) / variant of 精煉|精炼[jing1 lian4] syn 花红 花紅 huā hóng flowers on red silk (a traditional gift to celebrate weddings etc) / a bonus / crab apple (Malus asiatica) syn 织锦 織錦 zhī jǐn brocade / silk fabric with colored pattern 蚕丝 蠶絲 cán sī natural silk (secreted by silkworm) syn 纺纱 紡紗 fǎng shā to spin (cotton, wool etc) / spinning 绸子 綢子 chóu zi silk fabric / silk / CL:匹[pi3] syn 丝绸之路 絲綢之路 sī chóu zhī lù the Silk Road 绮罗 綺羅 qǐ luó beautiful silk fabrics / person in beautiful silk dress 自旋 zì xuán (physics) spin (of a particle) 丝路 絲路 sī lù the Silk Road / abbr. for 絲綢之路|丝绸之路[Si1 chou2 zhi1 Lu4] 结网 結網 jié wǎng to spin a web (spider) / to weave a net (e.g. for fishing) 八音 bā yīn ancient classification system for musical instruments, based on the material of which the instrument is made (metal 金, stone 石, clay 土, leather 革, silk 絲|丝, wood 木, gourd 匏, bamboo 竹) / the eight kinds of sound produced by instruments in these categories / music 河西走廊 hé xī zǒu láng Hexi Corridor (or Gansu Corridor), a string of oases running the length of Gansu, forming part of the Northern Silk Road 浣纱 浣紗 huàn shā to wash silk 吐丝 吐絲 tǔ sī (of spiders, caterpillars, silkworms etc) to extrude silk 化干戈为玉帛 化幹戈為玉帛 huà gān gē wéi yù bó lit. to exchange weapons of war for gifts of jade and silk (idiom) / fig. to turn hostility into friendship syn 丝织品 絲織品 sī zhī pǐn item made from woven silk or rayon syn 布帛 bù bó cloth and silk / cotton and silk textiles syn 生丝 生絲 shēng sī raw silk 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 丝 絲 sī silk / thread-like thing / (cuisine) shreds or julienne strips / classifier: a trace (of smoke etc), a tiny bit etc syn 练 練 liàn to practice / to train / to drill / to perfect (one's skill) / exercise / (literary) white silk / to boil and scour raw silk syn 素 sù raw silk / white / plain, unadorned / vegetarian (food) / essence / nature / element / constituent / usually / always / ever syn 伞 傘 sǎn damask silk / variant of 傘|伞[san3] syn 币 幣 bì money / coins / currency / silk syn 缇 緹 tí orange-red silk / orange-red colored 绢 絹 juàn thin, tough silk fabric 绫 綾 líng damask / thin silk 绩 績 jì to spin (hemp etc) / merit / accomplishment / Taiwan pr. [ji1] syn 纺 紡 fǎng to spin (cotton or hemp etc) / fine woven silk fabric syn 绸 綢 chóu (light) silk / CL:匹[pi3] syn 绮 綺 qǐ beautiful / open-work silk syn 纂 zuǎn (literary) to compile / to edit / (coll.) (hairstyle) bun / chignon (as 纂兒|纂儿[zuan3r5]) / red silk ribbon / variant of 纘|缵[zuan3] syn 纨 紈 wán white / white silk syn 笔套 筆套 bǐ tào the cap of a pen, pencil or writing brush / the sheath of a pen (made of cloth, silk or thread) syn 绵里藏针 綿裡藏針 mián lǐ cáng zhēn lit. a needle concealed in silk floss (idiom) / fig. ruthless character behind a gentle appearance / a wolf in sheep's clothing / an iron fist in a velvet glove syn 绎 繹 yì continuous / to interpret / to unravel / to draw silk (old) 帛 bó silk syn 绯 緋 fēi dark red / purple silk syn 缥 縹 piǎo (literary) light blue / (literary) light blue silk fabric 缯 繒 zēng silk fabrics syn 缟素 縞素 gǎo sù white silk mourning dress syn 摆龙门阵 擺龍門陣 bǎi lóng mén zhèn (dialect) to chat / to gossip / to spin a yarn syn 动感单车 動感單車 dòng gǎn dān chē spin class / indoor cycling class (a type of group fitness class) / exercise bike used in such a class / spin bike 缂丝 緙絲 kè sī kesi or k’o-ssu, Chinese silk tapestry woven in a pictorial design 竹帛 zhú bó bamboo and silk writing materials (before paper) syn 纶 綸 lún to classify / to twist silk / silk thread syn 缫 繅 sāo to reel silk from cocoons 绌 絀 chù crimson silk / deficiency / to stitch syn 缙 縉 jìn red silk syn 缦 縵 màn plain thin silk / slow / unadorned 纰 紕 pī error / carelessness / spoiled silk 缟 縞 gǎo plain white silk syn 缁 緇 zī Buddhists / black silk / dark syn 繻 xū fine silk 缣 縑 jiān thick waterproof silk syn 绡 綃 xiāo raw silk syn 縠 hú fine silk gauze 纩 纊 kuàng fine floss-silk or cotton 絁 shī rough, indelicate silk 紬 chóu silk 马可波罗 馬可波羅 mǎ kě bō luó Marco Polo (1254-c. 1324), Venetian trader and explorer who traveled the Silk road to China, author of Il Milione (Travels of Marco Polo) 来复线 來復線 lái fù xiàn rifling (spiral lines on inside of gun barrel imparting spin to the bullet) 糸 mì fine silk / Kangxi radical 120 楼兰 樓蘭 lóu lán Loulan, aka Kroraina, ancient oasis town on the Silk Road near Lop Nor 羅布泊|罗布泊[Luo2 bu4 po1] 綎 tīng silk braided cord 䌷 紬 chóu silk 缲 繰 sāo to reel silk from cocoons syn 贉 tǎn pay an advance / silk book cover 纴 紝 rèn to weave / to lay warp for weaving / silk thread for weaving / variant of 紉|纫, to sew / to stitch / thread 抽丝剥茧 抽絲剝繭 chōu sī bāo jiǎn lit. to spin silk from cocoons / fig. to make a painstaking investigation (idiom) 絓 kuā type of coarse silk / bag used to wrap silk before washing 吐丝自缚 吐絲自縛 tǔ sī zì fù to spin a cocoon around oneself (idiom) / enmeshed in a trap of one's own devising / hoist with his own petard 造茧自缚 造繭自縛 zào jiǎn zì fù to spin a cocoon around oneself (idiom) / enmeshed in a trap of one's own devising / hoist with his own petard 头昏脑眩 頭昏腦眩 tóu hūn nǎo xuàn dizzying / it makes one's head spin 綅 qīn red silk crest of helmet 緅 zōu purple silk 絍 rèn to weave / to lay warp for weaving / variant of 紝|纴[ren4], silk thread for weaving 絣 bǐng Ikat, a type of woven silk / Kasuri 脱离母公司的公司 spin-off company / spin-off 甩干 甩乾 shuǎi gān to remove excess moisture by spinning / to put (clothes) through the spin cycle / to spin-dry 绦带 絛帶 tāo dài silk ribbon / silk braid 薄绸 薄綢 báo chóu light silk / silk chiffon 