篾 (miè) — thin bamboo strip (used for weaving baskets, mats, etc.)

Definition

Examples

• 爷爷用篾编了一个篮子。
  Yé ye yòng miè biān le yí gè lán zi.
  Grandpa wove a basket with thin bamboo strips.
• 这些篾是从山上砍来的竹子劈出来的。
  Zhè xiē miè shì cóng shān shàng kǎn lái de zhú zi pī chū lái de.
  These bamboo strips were split from bamboo cut on the mountain.
• 用篾做的手工艺品非常精致。
  Yòng miè zuò de shǒu gōng yì pǐn fēi cháng jīng zhì.
  The handicrafts made with bamboo strips are very delicate.

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