呢 ní dense wool fabric (used for coats and jackets) syn 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 布料 bù liào fabric / cloth / material (for making clothing, curtains etc) syn 胶布 膠布 jiāo bù adhesive plaster / band-aid / rubber tape / rubberized fabric syn 织物 織物 zhī wù fabric / textile 上色 shàng shǎi to color (a picture etc) / to dye (fabric etc) / to stain (furniture etc) syn 印花 yìn huā tax stamp / to print a pattern or design on fabric syn 重磅 zhòng bàng (of a bomb) powerful / (of news) impactful / significant / (of fabric) heavy-duty 事半功倍 shì bàn gōng bèi half the work, twice the effect (idiom) / the right approach saves effort and leads to better results / a stitch in time saves nine syn 绸缎 綢緞 chóu duàn satin / silk fabric syn 莱卡 萊卡 lái kǎ Leica camera / Lycra (fiber or fabric) 肌体 肌體 jī tǐ the body / organism (usually human) / (fig.) fabric (of society etc) / cohesive structure (of an entity) syn 混纺 混紡 hùn fǎng mixed fabric / blended fabric 织锦 織錦 zhī jǐn brocade / silk fabric with colored pattern 嚓嚓 cā cā (onom.) scraping sound / ripping of fabric / screeching of tires 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 挑花 tiǎo huā cross-stitch (embroidery) syn 绸子 綢子 chóu zi silk fabric / silk / CL:匹[pi3] syn 呢子 ní zi dense wool fabric (used for coats and jackets) syn 一丝不挂 一絲不掛 yī sī bù guà not wearing one thread (idiom) / absolutely naked / without a stitch of clothing / in one's birthday suit syn 十字绣 十字繡 shí zì xiù cross-stitch 罗纹 羅紋 luó wén rib (in fabric) / ribbed pattern syn 针法 針法 zhēn fǎ stitch 柔软剂 柔軟劑 róu ruǎn jì fabric softener 编织品 編織品 biān zhī pǐn woven fabric 绤 綌 xì coarse hempen fabric 缝 縫 féng to sew / to stitch syn 缉 緝 qī to stitch finely syn 绢 絹 juàn thin, tough silk fabric 缀 綴 zhuì to sew / to stitch together / to combine / to link / to connect / to put words together / to compose / to embellish syn 纺 紡 fǎng to spin (cotton or hemp etc) / fine woven silk fabric syn 哧 chī (onom.) giggling / breathing / tearing of paper, ripping of fabric etc syn 嚓 cā (onom.) scraping sound / ripping of fabric / screeching of tires syn 帘布 簾布 lián bù cord fabric used in vehicle tires 毡子 氈子 zhān zi felt (fabric) 缥 縹 piǎo (literary) light blue / (literary) light blue silk fabric 麻纱 麻紗 má shā linen or cotton fabric 柔顺剂 柔順劑 róu xùn jì fabric softener 柔顺剂 柔順劑 róu shùn jì fabric softener 纫 紉 rèn to thread (a needle) / to sew / to stitch / (literary) very grateful syn 绌 絀 chù crimson silk / deficiency / to stitch syn 襻 pàn button loop / sth similar to a button loop (shoe strap, basket handle etc) / to tie together / to stitch together syn 制服呢 zhì fú ní (textiles) uniform coating / durable, warm fabric used for uniforms 紩 zhì to stitch / to mend 纴 紝 rèn to weave / to lay warp for weaving / silk thread for weaving / variant of 紉|纫, to sew / to stitch / thread 及时处理 及時處理 jí shí chǔ lǐ timely handling / a stitch in time 及时处理，事半功倍 及時處理，事半功倍 jí shí chǔ lǐ , shì bàn gōng bèi timely handling doubles the effect and halves the effort / the right approach saves effort and leads to better results / a stitch in time saves nine 小洞不堵，大洞受苦 xiǎo dòng bù dǔ , dà dòng shòu kǔ A small hole not plugged will make you suffer a big hole (idiom) / A stitch in time saves nine. 小洞不堵，大洞吃苦 xiǎo dòng bù dǔ , dà dòng chī kǔ a small hole not plugged will give you grief when it gets bigger (idiom) / a stitch in time saves nine 小洞不堵，大洞难补 小洞不堵，大洞難補 xiǎo dòng bù dǔ , dà dòng nán bǔ If you don't plug the small hole, the big hole will be hard to repair (idiom) / A stitch in time saves nine. 小洞不补大洞吃苦 小洞不補大洞吃苦 xiǎo dòng bù bǔ dà dòng chī kǔ A small hole not plugged will make you suffer a big hole (idiom) / a stitch in time saves nine 弥缝 彌縫 mí féng to cover up mistakes or crimes / to stitch up / to fix syn 缝絍 縫絍 féng rèn to sew / to stitch 上鞋 shàng xié to sole a shoe / to stitch the sole to the upper 缭边儿 繚邊兒 liáo biān r to stitch a hem 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) 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 竹布 zhú bù light cotton 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 