English to Chinese Dictionary

Search:

Did you mean: gotten cation codon ?

to spit / to send out (silk from a silkworm, bolls from cotton flowers etc) / to say / to pour out (one's grievances)
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)
mián generic term for cotton or kapok / cotton / padded or quilted with cotton
棉花 mián hua cotton
shā cotton yarn / muslin
会意 huì 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)
涤棉 mián polyester-cotton blend
木芙蓉 róng cotton rose hibiscus (Hibiscus mutabilis)
fǎng to spin (cotton or hemp etc) / fine woven silk fabric
开裂 kāi liè to split open / to dehisce (of fruit or cotton bolls, to split open)
布衣 plain cotton clothing / (literary) the common people
棉袄 mián ǎo cotton-padded jacket
芙蓉 róng cotton rose hibiscus (Hibiscus mutabilis) / lotus / foo yung (Chinese dish similar to an omelet)
纯棉 chún mián pure cotton / 100% cotton
棉裤 mián quilted cotton trousers / cotton-padded trousers (worn in winter)
cotton wadding / fig. padding / long-winded
棉纱 mián shā cotton yarn
棉布 mián cotton cloth
纺纱 fǎng shā to spin (cotton, wool etc) / spinning
坎肩 kǎn jiān sleeveless jacket (usually cotton) / Chinese waistcoat
棉絮 mián cotton wadding
棉球 mián qiú cotton ball / swab / tampon
棉线 mián xiàn cotton thread / yarn cotton
褥子 zi cotton-padded mattress / CL:床[chuang2]
棉签 mián qiān cotton swab


<< back to the home page